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vakata/config
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A PHP config class (parses .env files)

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config
======

[](#config)

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A PHP config class, which supports parsing .env files.

Install
-------

[](#install)

Via Composer

```
$ composer require vakata/config
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$config = new \vakata\config\Config([ 'key' => 'value' ]);
$config->fromFile(__DIR__ . '/config.env');
$config->get('key'); // "value"
$config->set('key', 2); // 2
$config->get('key'); // 2
$config->del('key'); // true
$config->get('key'); // null
$config->get('key', 'default'); // "default"
$config->export(); // export all stored values to enviroment and $_SERVER
$config->export(true); // same as above but overwrite existing values
```

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
$ phpunit --bootstrap ./vendor/autoload.php ./tests/
```

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)

- [vakata](https://github.com/vakata)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

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

###  Health Score

43

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FairBetter than 91% of packages

Maintenance45

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity25

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity76

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 ~243 days

Recently: every ~190 days

Total

14

Last Release

427d ago

Major Versions

1.1.5 → 2.0.02017-12-18

PHP version history (3 changes)1.0.0PHP >=5.4.0

2.0.0PHP >=7.0

2.0.1PHP >=8.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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