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Adds a mention to autoreloading and using multiple processes
tonysm Mar 11, 2025
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- [Environment Configuration](#environment-configuration)
- [Environment Variable Types](#environment-variable-types)
- [Retrieving Environment Configuration](#retrieving-environment-configuration)
- [Auto-reloading Environment Variables Changes](#auto-reloading-env-changes)
- [Determining the Current Environment](#determining-the-current-environment)
- [Encrypting Environment Files](#encrypting-environment-files)
- [Accessing Configuration Values](#accessing-configuration-values)
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The second value passed to the `env` function is the "default value". This value will be returned if no environment variable exists for the given key.

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### Auto-reloading Environment Variables Changes

When serving your application using the `php artisan serve` command, Laravel will automatically detect and apply changes made to your `.env` file without requiring you to restart the development server. You may disable this automatic reloading behavior, you may use the `--no-reload` option when invoking the command:

```bash
php artisan serve --no-reload
```

The auto-reloading behavior is automatically disabled when using the `PHP_CLI_WORKER_SERVERS` configuration to start multiple worker processes.

If you have either disabled the behavior or are using multiple processes, you need to manually restart the command when you may changes to the `.env` file.

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### Determining the Current Environment

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