CODEWITHSUNDEEP
laravel
user9463040
user9463040

Reputation:

where the .env file goes on the web server in laravel 5.6

I am confused about .env file as when I hosted the laravel application the .env file is missing on the web server. If anybody knows the way how can we find .env file on the server please answer.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 5563

Answers (4)

user9463040
user9463040

Reputation:

By default some files like .env, .htaccess are hidden on the server therefore to see these files we need to set as show hidden files on the server settings.

Upvotes: 0

Spholt
Spholt

Reputation: 4032

Try ls -la to list all files in your web root.

As other have said, it sounds like the file exists but you cannot see it because it is a hidden file (denoted by the . in .env)

For future reference, whilst .env is likely to be excluded in a .gitignore there is often a .env.example which is include that you can copy and modify for your environment.

Upvotes: 2

lewis4u
lewis4u

Reputation: 15067

Your .env file is there! It is a hidden file and you can't see it with gui unless if you somehow reveal hidden files! I recommend you to use putty over windows or ssh over linux terminal and edit it if you know how to do that.

Upvotes: 0

Dwight
Dwight

Reputation: 12470

By default a Laravel app's Git repo will ignore the .env file - it's because you will use this on your development machine to configure the app to work on that environment.

You should have another .env file on your server which provides the configuration required for your app to run in that environment. This file should be maintained between deployments - and most importantly, the credentials inside of it should not be tracked in a repo.

Upvotes: 1

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