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BROADCAST_DRIVER=log CACHE_DRIVER=file SESSION_DRIVER=file QUEUE_CONNECTION=sync

php artisan config:clear php artisan cache:clear php artisan view:clear Use php artisan tinker : .env.laravel

APP_NAME="Your App Name" APP_ENV=local APP_KEY= APP_DEBUG=true APP_URL=http://localhost DB_CONNECTION=mysql DB_HOST=127.0.0.1 DB_PORT=3306 DB_DATABASE=homestead DB_USERNAME=homestead DB_PASSWORD=secret .env.laravel

cp .env .env.laravel-backup-$(date +%Y%m%d) git pull origin main # ... run migrations, etc. Using Different .env Files per Domain You can force Laravel to load a different environment file based on the server hostname. In bootstrap/app.php : .env.laravel

In production, symlink or copy the correct file to .env . Even in .env.example , don’t put real credentials. Use placeholders like your-stripe-secret-key . 3. Restrict File Permissions On production servers: