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PHP Environment Variables with PHP Environment Variables PHP dotenv Package

Posted by Muhammad Junaid
Muhammad Junaid
2,304 Points

which file is used to keep specific file out of version control?

I don"t get answer in video. Kindly give me correct answer

1 Answer

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,971 Points
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,971 Points

.gitignore

Note the dot before the file name

It is mentioned in this video @2:30

The first thing we need to do is make sure that the .env file that we're going to use is added to our gitignore file so that it's not checked into version control.