Framework: getenv() and env() returns different results on string

[sylwit]

• Laravel Version: 5.3
• PHP Version: 5.6
• Database Driver & Version:

Description:

It looks like env() should returns the same value as getenv() but in some case it doesn't
https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/16742

Steps To Reproduce:

in .env file add TEST="\"123 456\""

Then check output of :

getenv('TEST') => "123 456" 
env('TEST') => 123 456

[GrahamCampbell]

Yes. They are different functions.

[GrahamCampbell]

getenv is laravel's one

[sylwit]

getenv() is native PHP, env() is laravel's one.

Description of env() is

/**
 * Gets the value of an environment variable. Supports boolean, empty and null.
 **/

env() is good because it is an improved function built on top of getenv(), it also supports a default value, Output should be different in case of bool, empty and null but strings should be the same or maybe better explain if it is intentional.

[GrahamCampbell]

Right, yeh, but laravel's is intentionally not the same, and intentionally does not enforce it's changes in the other function.

[lbassuncao]

@GrahamCampbell the same shitty answer as always. What the heck this kid is doing?!