title: Laravel 5 doesn't read values from dot ENV files
body: <p>I don't know if this question is relevant or not. LARAVEL 5 is still in developmental phase. I have pulled LARAVEL 5 after watching one of the Laracast video about new features in LARAVEL 5. I couldn't resist to wait for its formal release.</p>
  
  <p>I named the local environment <code>dot</code> file as <code>.env.local.php</code>. But for some reason I am unable to get the the values from this dot file when using <code>$_ENV['KEY']</code>. </p>
  
  <p>I am quite sure that I have configured the environment correctly. When doing <code>$app-&gt;environment()</code> shows the correct environment. Has it been changed in LARAVEL 5 the way we get the values from dot files or am I missing something ?</p>