Php artisan - custom command - laravel

Question

I would like to create my own php artisan command so when I write
php artisan env:[variable]
I want to get that variable, so I can check fast if I'm getting the right variable from .env file
Is this possible? How to do it?

Answer 1

You can create a console command with:
php artisan make:console
As per the docs.
You are probably better off creating a static signature and passing in the field you want to return.
protected $signature = 'env:return {field}';
This will allow you to type php artisan env:return APP_DEBUG.
You can retrieve the input like so:
public function handle()
{
$envVariable = $this->argument('field');
//
}
You can then write some code to output the field, perhaps something like:
$this->info(env($envVariable));
This could all be condensed down into something like the below, as an example only:
protected $signature = 'env:return {field}';
public function handle()
{
$this->info(env($this->argument('field')));
}
I would suggest you read the docs I linked above as this will help you understand what is happening here a lot more.
This should get you started though, and you can then shape it to be exactly what you need.