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$app->detectEnvironment(function () $host = gethostname(); if ($host === 'production-server') $app->loadEnvironmentFrom('.env.production'); elseif ($host === 'staging-server') $app->loadEnvironmentFrom('.env.staging'); else $app->loadEnvironmentFrom('.env'); ); Instead of a physical .env file on production, you can set real environment variables in your web server (Apache SetEnv , Nginx env , or PHP-FPM env ). Laravel’s env() helper checks system variables before falling back to the .env file. Docker & .env.laravel In Dockerized Laravel, you can pass an external .env file:

cp .env .env.laravel-backup-$(date +%Y%m%d) git pull origin main # ... run migrations, etc. Using Different .env Files per Domain You can force Laravel to load a different environment file based on the server hostname. In bootstrap/app.php : .env.laravel

DB_CONNECTION=mysql DB_HOST=127.0.0.1 DB_PORT=3306 DB_DATABASE=laravel DB_USERNAME=root DB_PASSWORD= run migrations, etc

In the Laravel ecosystem, the phrase .env.laravel often surfaces among developers, sometimes causing confusion. Is it a file extension? A backup? A best practice? Is it a file extension

BROADCAST_DRIVER=log CACHE_DRIVER=file SESSION_DRIVER=file QUEUE_CONNECTION=sync

Strictly speaking, Laravel uses a file named (with no second extension). However, discussions around .env.laravel typically refer to managing, securing, and templating the environment configuration for Laravel applications.