This tool helps setting .env file configs via the command line.

Install

We recommend installing the package via composer.

composer require softbricks/php-set-env

After that, it is most practical to create a composer script (within composer.json) for easier usage:

{
    "scripts": {
        "set-env": [
            "SoftBricks\\CLI\\SetEnv::execute"
        ]
    }
}

Usage

Let's say we have a .env file that looks like this ...

FOO=BAR

[CATEGORY1]
NESTED_PARAM=Hi, I am nested

... and we want reset the value of FOO. This can be done with:

composer set-env -- --key=FOO --value="not bar anymore"

This call results in the following .env file:

FOO=not bar anymore

[CATEGORY1]
NESTED_PARAM=Hi, I am nested

It is also possible to add new key / value pairs, with the same call structure. For example:

composer set-env -- --key=NEW --value="wow I'm so new"

To set the NESTED_PARAM within CATEGORY1 we have to structure our call like this:

composer set-env -- --category=CATEGORY1 --key=NESTED_PARAM --value="Changed nested param"