Answers for "laravel remove .env file"

laravel commands to refresh env file

// NOTE: Five most important commands if your Laravel is not working
//	     as expected after some modifications in .env or database folder

php artisan config:clear
php artisan cache:clear
composer dump-autoload
php artisan view:clear
php artisan route:clear

hide env file in laravel

# Disable index view
Options -Indexes

# Hide a specific file
<Files .env>
    Order allow,deny
    Deny from all
</Files>