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Grahame Thomson
Grahame Thomson
4,130 Points
Posted by Grahame Thomson
Grahame Thomson
4,130 Points

How do I configure multiple environments in Laravel?

So I have a .env file for local development:

APP_ENV=local APP_DEBUG=false APP_KEY= **********************************

DB_HOST=127.0.0.1 DB_DATABASE=******** DB_USERNAME=************ DB_PASSWORD=************

but when I push to test or production where/how do I store details for those environments?

2 Answers

Hammad Ahmed
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Hammad Ahmed
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 11,910 Points

The .env file is listed in your .gitignore file and won't be uploaded. You must set them manually on the server.

Grahame Thomson
Grahame Thomson
4,130 Points
Grahame Thomson
Grahame Thomson
4,130 Points

Okay. I've had more of a look and it seems that you should never commit .env to your repo. And your environment variables should be set manually on the server. Have I understood this correctly?