.env.laravel Verified (2025)

You can retrieve values from your environment file using the global env() helper function. It accepts two arguments: the configuration key and an optional default fallback value.

The .env file contains your actual, sensitive configuration and is committed to version control. The .env.example file contains placeholder values and is committed to the repository as a template for other developers. This separation keeps secrets safe while still documenting what variables are needed. .env.laravel

| .env Value | env() Result | | :--- | :--- | | true | (bool) true | | false | (bool) false | | empty | (string) '' | | null | (null) null | You can retrieve values from your environment file