Laravel Set .env File Variable
by Liam Hammett · 2 minute read · #open-source #php #laravel
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Need a quick way to set an environment variable from the command line that’ll save it to the Laravel .env file?
Here’s a command to do just that.
When running the env:set artisan command, you must provide both a key and value as two arguments.
php artisan env:set app_name Example
# Environment variable with key 'APP_NAME' has been changed from 'Laravel' to 'Example'*
You can also set values with spaces by wrapping them in quotes.
php artisan env:set app_name "Example App"
# Environment variable with key 'APP_NAME' has been changed from 'Laravel' to '"Example App"'*
The command will also create new environment variables if an existing one does not exist.
php artisan env:set editor=vscode
# Environment variable with key 'EDITOR' has been set to 'vscode'*
Instead of two arguments split by a space, you can also mimic the .env file format by supplying KEY=VALUE.
php artisan env:set app_name=Example
# Environment variable with key 'APP_NAME' has been changed from 'Laravel' to 'Example'*
The command will do its best to stop any invalid inputs.
php artisan env:set @pp_n@me Laravel
# Invalid environment key. Only use letters and underscores*