valec3 Backend Deployment Configuration
When to use this skill
- Environment setup
- Configuration management
- Deployment
- Security
Workflow
- Use .env for config
- Never commit .env
- Separate dev/staging/prod
- Validate required vars
- Document configuration
Instructions
.env File
# .env
CI_ENVIRONMENT = production
database.default.hostname = localhost
database.default.database = myapp
database.default.username = dbuser
database.default.password = secret
database.default.DBDriver = MySQLi
JWT_SECRET = your-secret-key
API_KEY = external-api-key
Usage
<?php
$dbHost = env('database.default.hostname');
$jwtSecret = env('JWT_SECRET');
Required Vars Check
<?php
$required = ['JWT_SECRET', 'database.default.password'];
foreach ($required as $key) {
if (!env($key)) {
throw new \RuntimeException("Missing env var: {$key}");
}
}
Resources
- Use .env for all config
- Different .env per environment
- Never commit secrets