.env and .env.example

These files specify configurations for the application

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Files mentioned in .gitignore aren’t committed. .env file shouldn’t be committed and is put in .gitignore

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.env

Configurations for application

Some of the important configurations:

• APP_TIMEZONE : Time zone for application
• SESSION_DRIVER : Where to store the sessions, either database or file
• SESSION_LIFETIME : How long should a session last

.env.example

Sample configurations for application, mirroring .env without secrets such as tokens and passwords

config Directory

Values in .env are used in .php files inside config directory

• app.php sets configurations for general application information
• cache.php sets configurations for caching behavior
• logging.php sets configurations for logging

routes/web.php File

This file is used to specify routes

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A route is a function that returns something

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