code: public/index.php
<?php // $path = base_path() . '/.env'; if(file_exists('/../.env')) { echo "yes"; } else { echo "No"; } In this code, I have .env file in my root directory but when I try to know my .env file exists or not then it shows No. I had also tried with base_path() after this it throws 500 error. I don't know why? So, How can I fix this issue? Please help me.
Thank You
Sometimes some IDE dont show the .env file. Its hidden in project .
In laravel, search .env.example file .
you can do following step in cmd or terminal (in your project folder)
cp .env.example .env
php artisan key:generate
Put below in your routes:
Route::get('/test', function() { $path = __DIR__ . '/../.env'; if(file_exists($path)) { return '<h1>Yes</h1>'; } return '<h1>No</h1>'; }); and try visiting the link like example.com/test.
Note: For security reasons,
Laravel's.htaccessfile should not allow you to run your script without route.
But if you are sure it is removed you could create it like the .env file template below:
APP_NAME=Laravel APP_ENV=local APP_KEY= APP_DEBUG=true APP_URL=http://localhost LOG_CHANNEL=stack DB_CONNECTION=mysql DB_HOST=127.0.0.1 DB_PORT=3306 DB_DATABASE=laravel DB_USERNAME=root DB_PASSWORD= BROADCAST_DRIVER=log CACHE_DRIVER=file QUEUE_CONNECTION=sync SESSION_DRIVER=file SESSION_LIFETIME=120 REDIS_HOST=127.0.0.1 REDIS_PASSWORD=null REDIS_PORT=6379 MAIL_DRIVER=smtp MAIL_HOST=smtp.mailtrap.io MAIL_PORT=2525 MAIL_USERNAME=null MAIL_PASSWORD=null MAIL_ENCRYPTION=null AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID= AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY= AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=us-east-1 AWS_BUCKET= PUSHER_APP_ID= PUSHER_APP_KEY= PUSHER_APP_SECRET= PUSHER_APP_CLUSTER=mt1 MIX_PUSHER_APP_KEY="${PUSHER_APP_KEY}" MIX_PUSHER_APP_CLUSTER="${PUSHER_APP_CLUSTER}" then run:
php artisan key:generate php artisan config:cache 
APP_DEBUG=true is a backdoor, which allows people to SSH into your server (so ensure to set that to false, once published on Ubuntu server).
$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . /folder_name/.env.