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razxc/dotenv
============

Parser for env-files with bash syntax compatibility and zero-dependencies

0.1.0(3y ago)09MITPHPPHP ~7.3|~8.0

Since Aug 5Pushed 3y ago1 watchersCompare

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dotenv.php
==========

[](#dotenvphp)

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The PHP library provides pure dot-env parser with bash syntax support and zero-dependencies. Required PHP 7.3 or higher.

Alternatives: [symfony/dotenv](https://github.com/symfony/dotenv), [vlucas/phpdotenv](https://github.com/vlucas/phpdotenv)

---

Feature
-------

[](#feature)

- "export" notation
- default values
- multiline values
- variable resolving

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require razxc/dotenv
```

Example
-------

[](#example)

```
$array = DotenvParser::fromFile('path/to/.env', $_ENV);

foreach ($array as $name => $value) {
    putenv("$name=$value");
}

foreach ($array as $name => $value) {
    print $name . ' => ' . getenv($name) . PHP_EOL;
}
```

TODO
----

[](#todo)

- command resolving

###  Health Score

20

—

LowBetter than 14% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity42

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

1381d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a042b2223ba53b9a56bfb2f49505f46466cfa9ea7124ff7cd10c041c354406df?d=identicon)[razxc](/maintainers/razxc)

---

Top Contributors

[![aharitonov](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4365589?v=4)](https://github.com/aharitonov "aharitonov (6 commits)")

---

Tags

parsershellenvironmentenvdotenvbash

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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