PHP DotEnv for Yii2 framework.
The preferred way to install this extension is through composer.
Either run
php composer.phar require --prefer-dist dimanzver/yii2-dotenv "*"
or add
"dimanzver/yii2-dotenv": "*"
to the require section of your composer.json file.
Once the extension is installed, simply use it in your code by :
[
'db' => [
'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.