Laravel 5.6 cannot access some .env variables

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This frequently happens in my Laravel 5 app where sometimes .env variables cannot be read.

I have the following in my .env file:

STRIPE_SECRET=sk_test_mykey
STRIPE_KEY=pk_test_mykey

After clearing all the cache using all of these commands I still cannot access the STRIPE_SECRET variable:

php artisan config:clear
php artisan cache:clear
php artisan config:cache
composer dump-autoload

I have tried in my controller using env('STRIPE_SECRET') and have also tried in tinker:

Any one know why this happens?

Yess you have to restart every time you make changes in your .env — FULL STACK DEV
– FULL STACK DEV, Commented Jun 11, 2018 at 8:56
I also had to restart my terminal to test the env variables. — user3574492
– user3574492, Commented Jun 11, 2018 at 8:58

Zoe - Save the data dump · Accepted Answer · 2018-06-11 09:20:22Z

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If you are running your server using php artisan serve.

You have to restart your server because built in server cache all the .env variables in its memory.

edited Jun 11, 2018 at 9:20

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Kmaj · Accepted Answer · 2018-08-27 05:17:40Z

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Just run this: php artisan config:clear

answered Aug 27, 2018 at 5:17

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This might answer a similar question and perhaps it is useful to people landing on this page, but the OP clearly stated that the cache had been cleared and it was established early that the development server was being used. Restarting the development server is the solution.

Mohammad Istanboli · Accepted Answer · 2018-06-11 09:10:00Z

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have you restarted your artisan server if not restart it and if you are using a virtual machine like vagrant try to get out of your machine and reload it using

vagrant reload

answered Jun 11, 2018 at 9:10

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