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Expand Up @@ -305,13 +305,13 @@ Symfony applications come with a file called ``.env`` located at the project
root directory. This file is used to define the value of environment variables
and it's explained in detail :ref:`later in this article <config-dot-env>`.

Open the ``.env`` file and edit the value of the ``APP_ENV`` variable to change
the environment in which the application runs. For example, to run the
application in production:
Open the ``.env`` file (or better, the ``.env.local`` file if you define one)
and edit the value of the ``APP_ENV`` variable to change the environment in
which the application runs. For example, to run the application in production:

.. code-block:: bash

# .env
# .env (or .env.local)
APP_ENV=prod

This value is used both for the web and for the console commands. However, you
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