2 Methods to Get Environment Name in Laravel 9

By default, Laravel framework has three environments: local, production and testing. This tutorial provides 2 methods how to get environment name in Laravel 9 application.

The APP_ENV variable allows to define the environment in which the application runs. It can be specified in the .env file.

.env

APP_ENV=local

If .env has been changed, don't forget to clear configuration cache.

php artisan config:cache

Method 1 - 'App' facade

The App facade provides the environment method to get environment name.

app/Http/Controllers/TestController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Response;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\App;

class TestController extends Controller
{
    public function index(): Response
    {
        $env = App::environment();

        return new Response($env);
    }
}

Method 2 - 'app' helper function

The app helper function allows getting an instance of the Application class, which provides the environment method for retrieving environment name.

app/Http/Controllers/TestController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Response;

class TestController extends Controller
{
    public function index(): Response
    {
        $env = app()->environment();

        return new Response($env);
    }
}