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.env.php

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What is this endpoint?

.env.php

A PHP-executable environment file that returns configuration and secrets as a PHP array.

What an attacker could do

If served as text it leaks database credentials, API keys, and app secrets; the .php form is targeted because some stacks store secrets in executable config.

How to defend it

Keep environment files outside the web root, deny access to .env* at the server, load secrets from real environment variables, and rotate anything exposed.

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