To check the current application environment in the Laravel backend there are 3 ways. The 1st method is by using the environment helper method, the 2nd one is using the config method and 3rd method is using the Laravel App facade.
Method 1: Using environment() Helper Method
The second method is to use the env() helper method and you can write it like below
<?php
if (app()->environment('local')) {
dd('the current environment is local');
}When using this method you can pass in multiple conditions such as in "local" and "production" just by passion in the or operator.
<?php
if (app()->environment('local') || app()->environment('production')) {
dd('the current environment is either local / production');
}Method 2: Using config() Helper Method
Just like the first method you can check by accessing the config directly using the helper method available made by Laravel.
if (config('app.env') === 'local') {
dd('the current environment is local');
}
if (config('app.env') === 'local || config('app.env') === 'production') {
dd('the current environment is either local / production');
}Method 3: Use App Facade
The 3rd method is using the App facade and the code is as follows.
<?php
if (App::environment('local')) {
dd('the current environment is local');
}
if (App::environment(['local', 'staging'])) {
dd('the current environment is either local or staging');
}Do note that you can try playing around with the .env value for the APP_ENV to see the value change.
APP_ENV=local
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