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sixlive/dotenv-editor
=====================

A tool to edit phpdotenv files

v2.1.0(8mo ago)761.5M—0.6%6[1 PRs](https://github.com/sixlive/dotenv-editor/pulls)11MITPHPPHP ^8.0CI passing

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Dotenv editing toolset
======================

[](#dotenv-editing-toolset)

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This package provides some basic tools for editing dotenv files.

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

[](#installation)

You can install the package via composer:

```
> composer require sixlive/dotenv-editor
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Add a section

[](#add-a-section)

Given we have an existing file at `base_path('.env')`.

```
APP_KEY=supersecret
APP_FOO=BAR

```

We can add a new section to the existing configuration file.

```
$editor = new DotenvEditor;

$editor->load(base_path('.env'));
$editor->heading('Examples');
$editor->set('FOO', 'bar');
$editor->set('BAZ', 'bax');
$editor->unset('APP_FOO');
$editor->save();
```

This will result in the following changes.

```
APP_KEY=supersecret

# Examples
FOO=bar
BAZ=bax

```

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
> vendor/bin/phpunit
```

Code Style
----------

[](#code-style)

StyleCI will apply the [Laravel preset](https://docs.styleci.io/presets#laravel).

Changelog
---------

[](#changelog)

Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information on what has changed recently.

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

Security
--------

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please email  instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [TJ Miller](https://github.com/sixlive)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

56

—

FairBetter than 98% of packages

Maintenance60

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity53

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community23

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity72

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 81.3% 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 ~430 days

Recently: every ~625 days

Total

7

Last Release

252d ago

Major Versions

v1.3.0 → v2.0.02021-11-15

PHP version history (3 changes)v1.0.0PHP ^7.1|^7.2

v1.3.0PHP ^7.1|^8.0

v2.0.0PHP ^8.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5108034?v=4)[TJ Miller](/maintainers/sixlive)[@sixlive](https://github.com/sixlive)

---

Top Contributors

[![sixlive](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5108034?v=4)](https://github.com/sixlive "sixlive (13 commits)")[![caneco](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/502041?v=4)](https://github.com/caneco "caneco (1 commits)")[![chapeupreto](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/834048?v=4)](https://github.com/chapeupreto "chapeupreto (1 commits)")[![michaeldyrynda](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/558441?v=4)](https://github.com/michaeldyrynda "michaeldyrynda (1 commits)")

---

Tags

dotenvdotenv-editorphpdotenvphpdotenvdotenv-editor

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

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![Health badge](/badges/sixlive-dotenv-editor/health.svg)

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