title: What are the advantages of storing info on .env files as opposed to .php files?
body: <p>Considering storing settings information on a .env file, outside the document root folder, as the best practices suggest... What would be the advantages of using .env files as opposed to .php files?</p>
  
  <p>.env files would be parsed by a library and stored on ENV variables.
  .php files don't need parsing and will store info on ENV variables.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks!</p>