How can I retrieve my environment variables in a parameter file in Symfony4 structure?

Question

I did a fresh Symfony installation by using Symfony Flex and the new skeleton belong to the next Symfony 4 directory structure.

I add and configure a first third-pa

Answer 1

For test environments I'd suggest also create a bootstrap.php script to override the .env parameters:

tests/bootstrap.php:

load(__DIR__.'/../.env');
$dotEnv->populate([
    'APP_ENV' => 'test',
    'DATABASE_URL' => '...'
    // ...
]);

phpunit.xml.dist:

    ...