Laravel Env Diff

Create a visual Diff of .env and .env.example files

Installation

composer require romanzipp/laravel-env-diff

If you use Laravel 5.5+ you are already done, otherwise continue.

Add Service Provider to your app.php configuration file:

romanzipp\EnvDiff\Providers\EnvDiffProvider::class,

Configuration

Copy configuration to config folder:

$ php artisan vendor:publish --provider="romanzipp\EnvDiff\Providers\EnvDiffProvider"

return [
    /*
     * Specify all environment files that should be compared.
     */
    'files'         => [
        '.env',
        '.env.example',
    ],

    /*
     * The base path to look for environment files.
     */
    'path'          => base_path(),

    /*
     * User colors when printing console output.
     */
    'use_colors'    => true,

    /*
     * Hide variables that exist in all .env files.
     */
    'hide_existing' => true,

    /*
     * Show existing env values instead of y/n.
     */
    'show_values'   => false,
];

Usage

$ php artisan env:diff
              {files? : Specify environment files, overriding config}
              {--values : Display existing environment values}';

Example

$ php artisan env:diff .env,.env.second

$ php artisan env:diff .env,.env.second --values

Testing