Title: Load vip_get_env_var early
Author: WordPress VIP Documentation
Published: November 11, 2021
Last modified: August 5, 2025

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 1. [Changelog](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/)
 2. [VIP MU plugins [Production]](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/)
 3. Load vip_get_env_var early

# Load vip_get_env_var early

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 11 November 2021

22:14:52 GMT+0000

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We’ve implemented early loading of `vip_get_env_var` so that it’s available in vip-
config.php

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2583](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2583)