How to Loads environment variables from .env to getenv() PHP MVC

Hey,

I had a similar issue while working on my PHP MVC project and dealing with environment variables. After doing some research, I found a solution that worked well for me.

Firstly, ensure that you have the Dotenv library installed in your project. You can install it via composer by running the command `composer require vlucas/phpdotenv`.

Next, create a file called `.env` in the root directory of your project. Inside this file, add your environment variables in the format `VARIABLE_NAME=value`, each on a new line.

Then, in the entry point of your application, typically `index.php`, include the Dotenv library and load the environment variables. Here's an example:

php
<?php



require_once __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';



$dotenv = Dotenv\Dotenv::createImmutable(__DIR__);

$dotenv->load();

Hey there,

I had a similar experience when I started working on a PHP MVC project and had to load environment variables from a .env file into `getenv()`. After some trial and error, I found a solution that worked for me.

Firstly, make sure that you have the Dotenv library installed in your project. You can easily install it using composer by running `composer require vlucas/phpdotenv` in your project directory.

Next, create a new file in the root directory of your project, let's call it `bootstrap.php`. In this file, configure Dotenv to load the .env file and populate the environment variables. Here's an example of how the file may look like:

php
<?php



require_once __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';



$dotenv = Dotenv\Dotenv::createImmutable(__DIR__ . '/../');

$dotenv->load();

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Hey everyone,

I had a similar challenge recently while working on a PHP MVC project and trying to load environment variables from a .env file using `getenv()`. After some experimentation, I came up with a solution that worked for me.

To begin, make sure you have the Dotenv library installed in your project. If you haven't already, use composer to install it by running the command `composer require vlucas/phpdotenv`.

Next, create a file named `.env` in the root directory of your project. Inside this file, include your environment variables using the `KEY=VALUE` format, with each variable on a new line.

In your main entry file, such as `index.php`, require the Dotenv library and load the environment variables using the `load()` method. Here's an example of how this can be done:

php
<?php



require_once __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';



$dotenv = Dotenv\Dotenv::createImmutable(__DIR__);

$dotenv->load();

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