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initphp/dotenv
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DotENV Library/Package

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InitPHP DotENV
==============

[](#initphp-dotenv)

Loads environment variables from `.env` or `.env.php` file.

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Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 5.6 or higher

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require initphp/dotenv
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

**Note :** Lines starting with any non-alphanumeric character are counted as comments and are not processed.

**Note :** Existing definitions in the `$_SERVER` or `$_ENV` globals are not processed.

### `.env` File

[](#env-file)

***Note that .env files are externally accessible. To prevent access with `.htaccess` or better yet keep your `.env` file in a directory that cannot be accessed externally.***

`/home/www/.env` :

```
# Comment Line
SITE_URL = http://lvh.me

PAGE_URL = ${SITE_URL}/page

; Comment Line
TRUE_VALE = true

EMPTY_VALUE = empty

FALSE_VALUE = false

NULL_VALUE = null

NUMERIC_VALUE = 13
PI_NUMBER = 3.14

```

`any.php` :

```
require_once "vendor/autoload.php";
use \InitPHP\DotENV\DotENV;

DotENV::create('/home/www/.env');

DotENV::get('TRUE_VALE'); // true
DotENV::get('FALSE_VALUE'); // false
DotENV::get('SITE_URL'); // "http://lvh.me"
DotENV::get('PAGE_URL'); // "http://lvh.me/page"
DotENV::get('EMPTY_VALUE'); // ""
DotENV::get('NULL_VALUE'); // NULL
DotENV::get('NUMERIC_VALUE'); // 13
DotENV::get('PI_NUMBER'); // 3.14

DotENV::get('NOT_FOUND', 'hi'); // "hi"
```

### `.env.php`

[](#envphp)

`/home/www/.env.php` :

```