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mmqfilho/simple-dot-env
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Get .env file and put variables in $\_ENV

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Simple Dot Env
==============

[](#simple-dot-env)

version: `1.0`

date: `2016/03/02`

Author: `Marcos Menezes `

How to use
----------

[](#how-to-use)

include the file and set the namespace

```
include_once 'src/Simpledotenv.php';
or use autoload composer
include_once YOUR_VENDOR_DIR . '/autoload.php' ;

use Mmqfilho\SimpleDotEnv\SimpleDotEnv as Env;

```

Create object

```
new Env('PATH/TO/.ENV_FILE');

```

Only path, do not put filename.

Create and/or edit .env file

```
VAR_NAME1=VALUE_1
VAR_NAME2=VALUE_2
VAR_NAME3=VALUE_3

```

Get the env variable

```
$var1 = $_ENV['VAR_NAME1'];

```

###  Health Score

26

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LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

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###  Release Activity

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Every ~100 days

Recently: every ~0 days

Total

7

Last Release

3120d ago

### Community

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