The .env.dist.local file is a convention used in many development projects to distribute a template of environment variables that are necessary for the application to run. This file usually contains key-value pairs that define various settings and credentials required by the application, such as database connections, API keys, and other sensitive information.
DB_CONNECTION=mysql DB_HOST=localhost DB_PORT=3306 DB_DATABASE=example DB_USERNAME=root DB_PASSWORD= .env.dist.local
STRIPE_PUBLIC_KEY=pk_test_dummy STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=sk_test_dummy such as database connections