Update: 2026-05-14 19:26:32

backend/config/db.php

@@ -5,9 +5,13 @@ require_once __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';
 
 use Dotenv\Dotenv;
 
-// Load environment variables from .env
-$dotenv = Dotenv::createImmutable(__DIR__ . '/..');
-$dotenv->load();
+// Load environment variables from .env (located in the project root)
+$dotenv = Dotenv::createImmutable(__DIR__ . '/../..');
+try {
+    $dotenv->load();
+} catch (Exception $e) {
+    // If .env is missing, we continue and rely on system env or defaults
+}
 
 $host = $_ENV['DB_HOST'] ?? 'localhost';
 $dbname = $_ENV['DB_NAME'] ?? 'jordan_bot_db';