.env.local failed to open stream php error when WP_ENV='development' and .env.local does not exist.

[App1e5auce]

Fresh bedrock install.

When you only have .env (not .env.local) and your WP_ENV is set to development, WordPress admin will have an extra space at the top of the screen. This is caused by an invisible failed to open stream error when .env.local is not found.

To verify the cause, you can simply go into your application.php file and remove '.env.local' from the array on line 32. This removes php error, and the space at the top of WordPress admin.

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[Furo42]

I can confirm this bug. The error is thrown also when WP_ENV variable is set to something else e.g. "production" or "staging".

[mrgesco]

Proposed a PR for this #602

[tangrufus]

For reference: b2781b8#commitcomment-54196503

[fab120]

I'm creating the pull request now :-)