env

Returns the value of an environmental variable, loading from a .env file in the current working directory if possible.

This function caches the contents of the .env file the first time it's called - there's no way to parse the file again later.

This function will throw an exception if the environmental variable can't be found.

The value of the environmental variable.

name

Environmental variable to get the value for.

Thrown if the environmental variable can't be found.