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jsefton/php-dotenv-parser
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Allows you get .env file as array and convert array back to .env file

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PHP DotEnv Parser
-----------------

[](#php-dotenv-parser)

This easy tool allows you to pass a `.env` file and be returned a parsed array.

You can then add or edit values from this array.

This parser also allows you to pass an array and store as a valid `.env` file to be used.

### Installation

[](#installation)

You will need composer to install this package (get composer). Then run:

```
composer require jsefton/php-dotenv-parser
```

### Usage

[](#usage)

To parse a `.env` file to an array pass in the path like below:

```
$env = \Jsefton\DotEnv\Parser::envToArray('/path/to/.env');
```

To store an array into a `.env` file pass the array along with the path to store it:

```
\Jsefton\DotEnv\Parser::arrayToEnv($array, '/path/to/.env');
```

###  Health Score

33

—

LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance16

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity30

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

 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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

3206d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![jsefton](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4114741?v=4)](https://github.com/jsefton "jsefton (5 commits)")

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Tags

dotenvdotenv-editordotenv-helperenvenvironment-variablesphpphpparserenvdotenvarray-env

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