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PHP component to load dotenv file

v3.0.1(2mo ago)1241MITPHPPHP >=8.0

Since Jan 19Pushed 2mo ago1 watchersCompare

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DotEnv
======

[](#dotenv)

PHP component to load dotenv file

```
$ composer require rubricate/dotenv

```

- Documentation is at

###  Health Score

41

—

FairBetter than 89% of packages

Maintenance88

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity46

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 ~141 days

Total

4

Last Release

60d ago

Major Versions

v1.0.0 → v2.2.02025-01-19

v2.2.0 → v3.0.02025-01-19

PHP version history (3 changes)v1.0.0PHP >=5.4

v2.2.0PHP >=7.2

v3.0.0PHP >=8.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![estefanionsantos](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6088043?v=4)](https://github.com/estefanionsantos "estefanionsantos (5 commits)")

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Tags

dotenvrubricatephp

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