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stefanocbt/phpdotenv-sync
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A package that makes sure that your .env file is in sync with your .env.example

1.3.0(2y ago)168.3k↓83.4%MITPHPPHP >=7.4

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phpdotenv-sync
==============

[](#phpdotenv-sync)

A package that makes sure that your .env file is in sync with your .env.example

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

add the library to your project with composer:

```
composer require stefanocbt/phpdotenv-sync

```

using the library: phpdotenv-sync has the following operations:

- check: to check diffs between two dotenv files (Example: .env.example and .env)
- sync: to sync two dotenv files (add missing dotenv parameters to destination dotenv file)

#### Executing:

[](#executing)

```
./vendor/bin/phpdotenvsync [options]

Options:
    --opt[=OPT]               Specify the right operation (Required) ("check" or "sync")
    --src[=SOURCE]            Specify the source dotenv file (Optional) (default: current-folder-path/.env.example)
    --dest[=DESTINATION]      Specify the destination dotenv file (Optional) (default: current-folder-path/.env)
    --no-interaction          Avoid all kind of user interactions. Default action is to syncing by copying all parameters with their default values (Optional)

```

if you are in a standard environment and you have .env.example and .env inside the root project folder you can just execute the following command to sync .env.example and .env files:

```
./vendor/bin/phpdotenvsync --opt=sync

```

for --src and --dest options you can use absolute and/or relative paths. If, for example, you have the files inside the current pwd folder but dotenv files have different filenames you can launch phpdotenvsync this way:

```
./vendor/bin/phpdotenvsync --opt=sync --src=./[SRC_FILENAME] --dest=./[DEST_FILENAME]

```

or if you want to specify an absolute path:

```
./vendor/bin/phpdotenvsync --opt=sync --src=/absolute/path/to/[SRC_FILENAME] --dest=/absolute/path/to/[DEST_FILENAME]

```

Development
-----------

[](#development)

##### testing CHECK command into development environment (execute from project root dir):

[](#testing-check-command-into-development-environment-execute-from-project-root-dir)

```
php bin/phpdotenvsync --opt=check --src="./bin/dev_testing/.env.example" --dest="./bin/dev_testing/.env"

```

#### testing SYNC command into development environment (execute from project root dir):

[](#testing-sync-command-into-development-environment-execute-from-project-root-dir)

```
php bin/phpdotenvsync --opt=sync --src="./bin/dev_testing/.env.example" --dest="./bin/dev_testing/.env"

```

Codequality tests
-----------------

[](#codequality-tests)

##### phpcs

[](#phpcs)

```
automatic fix with phpcs:
php vendor/bin/phpcbf --standard=PSR12 -n -p src/

```

###  Health Score

33

—

LowBetter than 73% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity29

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity61

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 ~86 days

Recently: every ~251 days

Total

13

Last Release

969d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP >=7.3

1.2.0PHP >=7.4

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer

Type Coverage Yes

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