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railken/dotenv
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dotenv
======

[](#dotenv)

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This library is an extension of [Dotenv](https://github.com/vlucas/phpdotenv) that grants you the ability to update variables into the `.env` file. You can either update, append or remove a variable.

Requirements
============

[](#requirements)

PHP 7.1 and later.

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

[](#installation)

You can install it via [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/) by typing the following command:

```
composer require railken/dotenv
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

A simple usage looks like:

```
use Railken\Dotenv\Dotenv;

// Location of the directory that contains the .env file
$path = __DIR__;

$dotenv = new Dotenv($path);
$dotenv->load();

$dotenv->updateVariable("APP_KEY", "foo");
$dotenv->appendVariable("NEW_KEY", 2);
$dotenv->removeVariable("NEW_KEY");
```

The class `Railken\Dotenv\Dotenv` simply extends the class `Dotenv\Dotenv` as you can see [here](https://github.com/railken/dotenv/blob/master/src/Dotenv.php#L7)

If you wish you can use directly the `Railken\Dotenv\Storage`

```
use Railken\Dotenv\Storage;

// Location of the directory that contains the .env file
$path = __DIR__;

$storage = new Storage($path);
$storage->update("APP_KEY", "foo");
$storage->append("NEW_KEY", 2);
$storage->remove("NEW_KEY");
```

###  Health Score

24

—

LowBetter than 32% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity11

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity48

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 ~0 days

Total

3

Last Release

2696d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

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###  Code Quality

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