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

There's another explanation for why .env doesn't exist, and it happens when you move all the Laravel files.

Take this workflow: in your project directory you do laravel new whatever, Laravel is installed in whatever, you do mv * .. to move all the files to your project folder, and you remove whatever. The problem is, mv doesn't move hidden files by default, so the .env files are left behind, and are removed!