How to change variables in the .env file dynamically in Laravel?

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There is no built in way to do that. If you really want to change the contents of the .env file, you’ll have to use some kind of string replace in combination with PHP’s file writing methods. For some inspiration, you should take a look at the key:generate command: KeyGenerateCommand.php:

$path = base_path('.env');

if (file_exists($path)) {
    file_put_contents($path, str_replace(
        'APP_KEY='.$this->laravel['config']['app.key'], 'APP_KEY='.$key, file_get_contents($path)
    ));
}

After the file path is built and the existence is checked, the command simply replaces APP_KEY=[current app key] with APP_KEY=[new app key]. You should be able to do the same string replacement with other variables.
Last but not least I just wanted to say that it might isn’t the best idea to let users change the .env file. For most custom settings I would recommend storing them in the database, however this is obviously a problem if the setting itself is necessary to connect to the database.

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