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$env = $_SERVER['APP_ENV'] ?? $_ENV['APP_ENV'] ?? 'development'; $dotenv = Dotenv::createImmutable(, ".env-$env"); $dotenv->load();

Unlike the generic .env , which often leads to accidental commits of production secrets or messy conditionals inside code, .env- files encourage . Each file lives side‑by‑side in version control (except secrets, as we’ll discuss) and can be safely managed by different team members and deployment stages.

A standard .env file is a plain-text file that stores key-value pairs of environment variables. It’s used to keep configuration separate from code, following the twelve-factor app methodology. For example: The environment encompasses all living and non-living things

# Makefile ENV ?= development

if env_file.exists(): load_dotenv(env_file)

✅ Do this instead:

Instead of using NODE_ENV to determine which .env- file to load (because NODE_ENV is often overloaded for other purposes), define a separate variable like APP_ENV or ENVIRONMENT .