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josegarcia/nexus
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Helps to read and inject all the variables from the .env file into the global variables $\_env and $-\_server

1.0.3(2y ago)2791MITPHP

Since Feb 26Pushed 1y ago1 watchersCompare

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Nexus
=====

[](#nexus)

- A utility package designed to read .env files and inject environment variables into your PHP application.

Description
-----------

[](#description)

- Nexus provides an easy and configuration-free method for loading environment variables from a .env file. It’s a lightweight and user-friendly solution to manage environment settings in your application.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Load environment variables from a `.env` file into your application.
- Access environment variables using `getenv()`, `$_ENV`, or `$GLOBALS`.
- No configuration required.
- No dependencies.
- Lightweight.
- Easy to use.
- Works with PHP 7.4 and above.
- Works with any PHP framework, library, or application.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require josegarcia/nexus
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use Garcia\Nexus;

$filePath = __DIR__ . '/.env.test'; // Assuming .env is present for testing purposes

// Create a temporary .env file for testing
file_put_contents($filePath, "TEST_VAR=123\nANOTHER_VAR=abc");

// Load the .env file
Nexus::load($filePath);

// Check if environment variables are set
echo getenv('TEST_VAR') . "\n";
echo $_ENV['ANOTHER_VAR'] . "\n";
echo $GLOBALS['TEST_VAR'] . "\n";
echo getenv('ANOTHER_VAR') . "\n";
```

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 52% of packages

Maintenance36

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity15

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity44

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~0 days

Total

3

Last Release

851d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0f0f8f85662a8467675c7031213752ffa8bf9ccaee9d5d18d0b3ead05b42f908?d=identicon)[josegarcia](/maintainers/josegarcia)

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Top Contributors

[![jgarc186](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/34318951?v=4)](https://github.com/jgarc186 "jgarc186 (5 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPsalm

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

Type Coverage Yes

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