How to load data from .env file in php?

@darrion.kuhn 

To load data from a .env file in PHP, you can use a library like vlucas/phpdotenv. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to do it:

1. Install the vlucas/phpdotenv library using Composer by running the following command in your terminal:

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composer require vlucas/phpdotenv

1. Create a .env file in the root directory of your project and add your environment variables in the following format:

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DB_HOST=localhost
DB_USER=root
DB_PASS=secret

1. Create a PHP script and require the autoload file from the vendor directory:

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require 'vendor/autoload.php';

1. Load the environment variables from the .env file using the Dotenv class:

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$dotenv = DotenvDotenv::createImmutable(__DIR__);
$dotenv->load();

1. Access the environment variables in your PHP script using the $_ENV superglobal:

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$db_host = $_ENV['DB_HOST'];
$db_user = $_ENV['DB_USER'];
$db_pass = $_ENV['DB_PASS'];

That's it! You have now loaded data from a .env file in PHP using the vlucas/phpdotenv library.