Secrets in PHP
Learn how to encrypt your first .env file using PHP and dotenvx.
Prerequisites
To get the most out of this guide, you'll need to:
- Create your account (optional)
1. Install
Get the Dotenvx CLI.
$ curl -sfS https://dotenvx.sh | sh
◈ installed (dotenvx)more install options
2. Encrypt
Encrypt your .env file.
$ dotenvx encrypt
◈ encrypted (.env) + local key (.env.keys)3. Inject
Then inject your encrypted secrets at runtime with dotenvx run.
index.php
<?php
echo "Hello {$_SERVER['HELLO']}\n";
dotenvx run -- php index.php