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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. romanzipp/laravel-env-normalizer ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) romanzipp/laravel-env-normalizer ================================ Format .env files according to your .env.example structure to keep track of used and unused variables 1.3.0(1y ago)17.0kMITPHPPHP ^8.0CI passing Since Oct 13Pushed 1y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/romanzipp/Laravel-Env-Normalizer)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/romanzipp/laravel-env-normalizer)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/romanzipp)[ RSS](/packages/romanzipp-laravel-env-normalizer/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced today READMEChangelog (1)Dependencies (8)Versions (9)Used By (0) Laravel Env Normalizer ====================== [](#laravel-env-normalizer) [![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e93f61b423ad22bc496b22e62ac52160833c2fc3887e2abafa019f00fb548446/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f726f6d616e7a6970702f4c61726176656c2d456e762d4e6f726d616c697a65722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/romanzipp/laravel-env-normalizer)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b727be03449428ac127314265585ff8f08f06c4ea2cbb319f7143ac8cca39d55/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f726f6d616e7a6970702f4c61726176656c2d456e762d4e6f726d616c697a65722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/romanzipp/laravel-env-normalizer)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e6a34041805dea80705469b028f7a9927f5178d5869aab0e924f7662c3c3e176/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f6c2f726f6d616e7a6970702f4c61726176656c2d456e762d4e6f726d616c697a65722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/romanzipp/laravel-env-normalizer)[![GitHub Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c265b43bb6494cd96586908888917aed6251d5e71e5907ef6e8a23327bad5570/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f616374696f6e732f776f726b666c6f772f7374617475732f726f6d616e7a6970702f4c61726176656c2d456e762d4e6f726d616c697a65722f74657374732e796d6c3f6272616e63683d6d6173746572266c6162656c3d7465737473267374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://github.com/romanzipp/Laravel-Env-Normalizer/actions) Format `.env` files according to your `.env.example` structure to keep track of used and unused variables. #### Why? [](#why) I like to keep a clear overview of all available environment variables by adding some default values to my version controled `.env.example` file. This packages helps with structuring your example files. Contents -------- [](#contents) - [Installation](#installation) - [Usage](#usage) - [Roadmap](#roadmap) - [Testing](#testing) Installation ------------ [](#installation) ``` composer require romanzipp/laravel-env-normalizer --dev ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) ``` php artisan env:normalize ``` #### List all available options [](#list-all-available-options) ``` php artisan env:normalize --help ``` #### Specify reference and target file(s) [](#specify-reference-and-target-files) Reference and target options are optional. If not specified the command will only look for a `.env.example` (as reference) and `.env` file (as target). ``` php artisan env:normalize --reference=.env.example --target=.env --target=.env.local ``` #### Automatically format all other .env files [](#automatically-format-all-other-env-files) This option will discover any other `.env.*` files located in the base path and add them to the target list. ``` php artisan env:normalize --auto ``` #### Create backup files [](#create-backup-files) This will create a `{name}.bak` backup file for each modified target file. ``` php artisan env:normalize --backup ``` #### Dry run [](#dry-run) Log the expected output to the console instead of writing it to the file. ``` php artisan env:normalize --dry ``` ### Example normalization [](#example-normalization) `.env.example`previous `.env`new `.env```` BASE_URL=localhost # DatabaseDB_HOST=127.0.0.1DB_PORT=${DEFAULT_PORT}DB_USER=DB_PASSWORD=# MailMAIL_CONNECTION= ``` ``` DB_HOST=10.0.0.10BASE_URL=me.comDB_USER=prodDB_PASSWORD=123456# MailMAIL_CONNECTION=fooMAIL_USER=tim#DEV_PW=123 ``` ``` BASE_URL=me.com # DatabaseDB_HOST=10.0.0.10DB_USER=prodDB_PASSWORD=123456# MailMAIL_CONNECTION=foo# AdditionalMAIL_USER=tim# Unset#DEV_PW=123 ``` - The base structure for all target `.env` files will be taken from the reference `.env.example` file - Values will be replaced with the existing content - Unused (not overwritten) example variables will not be added - Additional variables from the `.env` file will be appended to the bottom so you can later add them to your version controled example file - Commented lines `#FOO=bar` which do not start with hash + space `# ` will be appended to the end Roadmap ------- [](#roadmap) - Detect similar variables and position them below existing ones (place `MAIL_FROM` below `MAIL_CONNECTION` instead of appendin it to the end) Testing ------- [](#testing) ``` ./vendor/bin/phpunit ``` ### Health Score 37 — LowBetter than 83% of packages Maintenance46 Moderate activity, may be stable Popularity21 Limited adoption so far Community7 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity60 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. 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Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~178 days Recently: every ~284 days Total 8 Last Release 417d ago Major Versions 0.0.2 → 1.0.02021-10-14 PHP version history (2 changes)0.0.1PHP ^7.4|^8.0 1.2.0PHP ^8.0 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/309ea408cc915d1d37b370796df57a24ec31f0b65da69f69c650c8983f9c33a6?d=identicon)[romanzipp](/maintainers/romanzipp) --- Top Contributors [![romanzipp](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/11266773?v=4)](https://github.com/romanzipp "romanzipp (57 commits)") --- Tags laravellaravel-packagephpshowcase ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit Static AnalysisPHPStan Code StylePHP CS Fixer Type Coverage Yes ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/romanzipp-laravel-env-normalizer/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/romanzipp-laravel-env-normalizer/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/romanzipp-laravel-env-normalizer) ``` ### Alternatives [barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper Laravel IDE Helper, generates correct PHPDocs for all Facade classes, to improve auto-completion. 14.9k123.0M687](/packages/barryvdh-laravel-ide-helper)[orchestra/canvas Code Generators for Laravel Applications and Packages 21017.2M157](/packages/orchestra-canvas)[kirschbaum-development/commentions A package to allow you to create comments, tag users and more 12369.2k](/packages/kirschbaum-development-commentions)[aedart/athenaeum Athenaeum is a mono repository; a collection of various PHP packages 255.2k](/packages/aedart-athenaeum)[glhd/special 1929.4k](/packages/glhd-special)[bjuppa/laravel-blog Add blog functionality to your Laravel project 483.3k2](/packages/bjuppa-laravel-blog) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)