Issue in accessing server key from env (Laravel)

Question

I have my server key in .env on production but sometimes notification stops working as server key not accessable .

But when I run the command php artisan config:cache then it again starts working .

server key from firebase which is used to send notifications — Adil Waheed, Jan 09 '23 at 10:48
I am in development and accessing in this way $SERVER_API_KEY = env('SERVER_KEY','0'); — Adil Waheed, Jan 09 '23 at 10:53
Does this answer your question? [Accessing Laravel .env variables in blade](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43040967/accessing-laravel-env-variables-in-blade) — RG Servers, Jan 09 '23 at 11:56

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 09 '23 at 11:52

Do not access the variable of .env directly in controller or inside any file. First you have to access that variable in any config file. Like below:

For e:g; inside config/app.php define your server key 'server_key' => env('server_key')

after defining above key in config/app.php you have to access it inside any file as below: config('app.server_key')

By doing this you will permanantly resolve your issue.

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