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rb-cohen/php-env
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Envrionment variable helper

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php-env
=======

[](#php-env)

Useful function for getting envrionment varibles for config, with a default fallback if the variable is not set.

Functions
---------

[](#functions)

### env($name, $default = null)

[](#envname-default--null)

Looks for an environment variable called `$name`, returning `$default` if the variable is not available.

`$default` can be an anonymous function, which will be called to obtain a value if the environment variable is not set.

Strings 'true', 'false' and 'null' will be converted to their PHP types `true`, `false` and `null`.

### env\_to\_array($name, $default = array())

[](#env_to_arrayname-default--array)

Similar to env, calls env internally, but will split the env variable or default value in to an array by comma.

Also trims the array values.

### resolve\_value($value)

[](#resolve_valuevalue)

Used by `env()` to recursively call anonymous functions to resolve a value if the variable is not set.

Examples
--------

[](#examples)

### Basic config

[](#basic-config)

```
$config = [
  'mysql' => [
    'host' => env('DB_HOST', 'localhost'),
    'username' => env('DB_USERNAME', 'dbuser'),
    'password' => env('DB_PASSWORD'),
    'dbname' => env('DB_NAME', 'my_database'),
  ]
];
```

### Using an anonymous function

[](#using-an-anonymous-function)

```
$username = env('USER', function(){
  return exec('whoami');
});
```

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 66% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~2143 days

Total

2

Last Release

1442d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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