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prinx/dotenv
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Make easy access to the environment variables in your application

v1.0.0(4y ago)22.9k↓100%11MITPHP >=5.6.0

Since Mar 27Compare

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### README not available

The README for this package hasn't been synced yet. View it on [GitHub](https://github.com/prinx/dotenv).

###  Health Score

30

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LowBetter than 65% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity21

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity57

Maturing project, gaining track record

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 ~52 days

Recently: every ~74 days

Total

9

Last Release

1814d ago

Major Versions

v0.5.0 → v1.0.02021-05-22

### Community

Maintainers

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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