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

A tool to edit phpdotenv files

v2.1.0(9mo ago)761.6M↓27.9%6[1 issues](https://github.com/sixlive/dotenv-editor/issues)[1 PRs](https://github.com/sixlive/dotenv-editor/pulls)11MITPHPPHP ^8.0CI failing

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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

55

—

FairBetter than 97% of packages

Maintenance55

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity53

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community23

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity73

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

297d 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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