[5.2] Load custom .env file if it exists #11844
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This allows to define several .env file, for example .env.testing. That means we could remove the configuration in phpunit,xml and move it to a custom env file.
If a file matching the APP_ENV exists, Laravel will load this file. Else, load the usual .env.
I have found it useful to run behat tests in the browser on a specific database connection (set the APP_ENV on a vhost).