How to generate .env file for laravel?

Question

From the documentation I see it\'s possible to create a laravel project via laravel installer:

$laravel new blog

or via composer:

Answer 1

If the .env a file is missing, then there is another way to generate a .env file

You can download env.example, rename it to .env and edit it. Just set up correct DB credentials etc.

Don't forget to When you use the php artisan key:generate it will generate the new key to your .env file