Title: Plugin Updated: VIP Init
Author: WordPress VIP Documentation
Published: December 28, 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. Plugin Updated: VIP Init

# Plugin Updated: VIP Init

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 28 December 2021

11:58:04 GMT+0000

 [ VIP MU plugins [Production] ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/)

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Do not rely upon the `$_ENV` superglobal: depending on the PHP configuration parameters,
it may or may not be populated.

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2732](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2732)