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linna/dotenv
============

Linna .env tool

v1.1.1(4y ago)34212[1 PRs](https://github.com/linna/dotenv/pulls)1MITPHPPHP >=7.2

Since Nov 19Pushed 4y ago1 watchersCompare

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About
=====

[](#about)

This package provide a way to load .env files values as environement variable, it was insiperd by [nodejs counterpart](https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv).

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

[](#requirements)

This package require php 7.2

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

[](#installation)

With composer:

```
composer require linna/dotenv

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

.env.test file as example

```
APP=linna
APP_ENV=production
USER=user.name@linna.tools
FOO=foo
BAR=bar
BAZ=baz

```

php code for get above values

```
$env = new Linna\DotEnv\DotEnv();
$env->load('.env.test');

$app = $env->get('APP');
$app_env = $env->get('APP_ENV');

//string 'linna' (length=5)
var_dump($app);

//string 'production' (length=10)
var_dump($app_env);
```

environment information in phpinfo()

```
phpinfo(INFO_ENVIRONMENT);
```

[![phpinfo(INFO_ENVIRONMENT)](dotenv-screen.png)](dotenv-screen.png)

Notes
-----

[](#notes)

DotEnv class use php function [getenv](http://php.net/manual/en/function.getenv.php) and [putenv](http://php.net/manual/en/function.putenv.php) then key and values will not be loaded in `$_ENV` superglobal.

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 64% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

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

Every ~396 days

Total

4

Last Release

1544d ago

PHP version history (3 changes)v1.0.0PHP ^7.1

v1.1.0PHP ^7.2

v1.1.1PHP >=7.2

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Type Coverage Yes

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