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Facing Problems - myseocompanyindia - 12-30-2023
I'm preparing to launch my website but I encounter a challenge: each time I upload the site from my local machine to the server, I have to adjust the config file. However, when I run it locally again, I need to reset the config once more. I'm curious if there's an alternative solution to tackle this problem.
Thank you!"
Vijay
RE: Facing Problems - ozornick - 12-31-2023
Use .env file for configuration
RE: Facing Problems - InsiteFX - 12-31-2023
The only thing I have to do when I ftp my new site up to the server is just change the config base_url.
RE: Facing Problems - kcs - 12-31-2023
To avoid this, I make different versions of my .env file: I have a local one .env I use for development, one named .env-staging and one .env-production for the two other environments I use. When I deploy my project, depending on the environment, i rename the config I need into the .env file for the environment. I don't know if that is best practice – I have seen some security concerns when having config files inside version control systems... but it works great for me as I only use private repositories and I like the automation I can use for that task.