Version 4 supported
This version of Silverstripe CMS is still supported though will not receive any additional features. Go to documentation for the most recent stable version.

Environment variables

Environment specific variables like database connection details, API keys and other server configuration should be kept outside the application code in a separate .env file. This file is stored in the web root and kept out of version control for security reasons.

For more information see our docs on Environment Management.

Data which isn't sensitive that can be in version control but is mostly static such as constants is best suited to be included through the Configuration API based on the standard environment types (dev / test / live).

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