env file keeps disapeering when starting

[Scott]

After a new install, whenever I try to start the server using artisan serve, the .env disapeers.

To Reproduce
New install. copy env example to a .env file, fill in mysql information and set AWS settings
run artisan serve in the root directory.

Expected behavior
server starts

Desktop (please complete the following information):
Ubuntu 22.04, php 8.3, mysql 8.0.35

   WARN  PHP Deprecated: Optional parameter $fields declared before required parameter $type is implicitly treated as a required parameter in vendor/s-cart/core/src/Library/Helpers/custom_field.php on line 9.  


   ErrorException 

  filemtime(): stat failed for /usr/src/scottw/finao/laravel/finao-s-cart/.env

  at vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/ServeCommand.php:99
     95▕             }
     96▕ 
     97▕             if (! $this->option('no-reload') &&
     98▕                 $hasEnvironment &&
  ➜  99▕                 filemtime($environmentFile) > $environmentLastModified) {
    100▕                 $environmentLastModified = filemtime($environmentFile);
    101▕ 
    102▕                 $this->newLine();
    103▕ 

      +13 vendor frames 

  14  artisan:35
      Illuminate\Foundation\Console\Kernel::handle()

[Scott]

$ ls -a

 .               composer.lock   .env.example     package.json  'S-Cart DB Schema.svg'   vite.config.js
 ..              composer.phar   .gitattributes   phpunit.xml    SECURITY.md
 app             config          .gitignore       public         storage
 artisan         _config.yml     .idea            readme.md      .styleci.yml
 bootstrap       database        lang             resources      tests
 composer.json   .env_bk         LICENSE          routes         vendor

[s-cart]

@treii28 Thank you for your information. Logical conflict, error occurs when you install automatic via use php artisan serve. Everything is normal when we use vhost configuration or manual installation. We will check again.

[s-cart]

@treii28
Please delete or rename the .env file before installing s-cart using php artisan serve. The .env file will be automatically created while you install s-cart.
If you want to install manually, read the instructions https://github.com/s-cart/s-cart?tab=readme-ov-file#installation--configuration