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nazares/phpdotenv
=================

Loads environment variables from .env file to `getenv()`, `$\_ENV` and `$\_SERVER`

v1.0.3(2y ago)064MITPHP

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PHP Dotenv
==========

[](#php-dotenv)

Loads environment variables from .env file to `getenv()`, `$_ENV` and `$_SERVER`

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require nazares/phpdotenv
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

`.env` file

```
DB_HOST =localhost
DB_NAME = test
DB_PASSWORD= secret
```

```
$dotenv = new \nazares\phpdotenv\Dotenv($path);
$dotenv->load();

echo getenv('DB_HOST'); // localhost
echo $_ENV['DB_NAME']; // test
echo $_SERVER['DB_PASSWORD']; // secret
```

or

```
(new \nazares\phpdotenv\Dotenv($path))->load();

echo getenv('DB_HOST'); // localhost
echo $_ENV['DB_NAME']; // test
echo $_SERVER['DB_PASSWORD']; // secret
```

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity47

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 ~38 days

Total

3

Last Release

1059d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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