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yiithings/yii2-dotenv
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PHP DotEnv for Yii2 framework

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Yii2 DotEnv
===========

[](#yii2-dotenv)

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PHP DotEnv for Yii2 framework.

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

[](#installation)

Then tell [Composer](https://getcomposer.org) to load the extension:

```
composer require yiithings/yii2-dotenv
```

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

The extension default load environment variables from `.env` file in your application root directory. You can change the file path and name configure in your application entry file:

```
define('DOTENV_PATH', '/path/to/.env');
define('DOTENV_FILE', '.env');
define('DOTENV_OVERLOAD', false);
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Once the extension is installed, simply use it in your code by :

```
[
    'db' => [
        'username' => env('DB_USERNAME', 'root'),
        'password' => env('DB_PASS'),
    ],
]

```

The env function will autoload .env file, it uses the following search mechanism:

```
If there is a Yii class, then pass the alias @vendor or @app or @yii, Otherwise
according to the project directory to determine.

```

But, if your application vendor directory is a symbol link and you no registered @vendor or @app alias before call env function, the project will not working. So you should set the @vendor alias before calling env function.

###  Health Score

44

—

FairBetter than 92% of packages

Maintenance18

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity50

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community21

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity71

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 86.4% 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 ~574 days

Total

4

Last Release

1315d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP >=5.5.0

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### Community

Maintainers

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Tags

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