.env.default.local [2021] -

This file is typically tracked by Git . This ensures that when a new developer joins the team, they can see exactly which environment variables they need to define to get the project running.

// Load the default file (committed) if (file_exists($root.'.env.default')) Dotenv::createMutable($root, '.env.default')->load(); .env.default.local

Enter the unsung hero of configuration management: . This file is typically tracked by Git

: It provides a baseline configuration specifically for a developer's local machine that differs from the project-wide defaults found in .env . .env.default.local