Silverstripe Version:
4.x
Question:
In Silverstripe 4.x, how do I get DB credentials with environment variables, instead of using the .env file? For instance, in app/_config.php, I tried something like:
if (getenv('SS_DATABASE_NAME')) {
define('SS_DATABASE_NAME', getenv('SS_DATABASE_NAME'));
}
I’ve also tried in in app/_config.php:
use SilverStripe\Core\Environment;
Environment::setEnv('SS_DATABASE_NAME', 'mydb');
In both cases I get:
“Silverstripe Framework requires a “database” key in DB::getConfig(). Did you forget to set SS_DATABASE_NAME or SS_DATABASE_CHOOSE_NAME in your environment?”