How to build a custom connection outside of database.php in Laravel 5.4 -

i building system uses multiple databases. have custom config file using has controls in it. file not put through version control.

i these databases independant of git. looking build custom connection without using config/database.php

i of course remove config/database.php git want keep neat , make use of custom config file.

here clientconfig.php found in /config folder

<?php $clientdb = ''; if(isset($_server['server_name'])) {     $apidomain = $_server['server_name'];     if ( $apidomain == 'www.example.com' ) {         $clientdb = 'clientdb_1';     } } return  [      'client_db' => $clientdb  ]; 

i add connections in file found in database.php

'connections' => [      'sqlite' => [         'driver' => 'sqlite',         'database' => env('db_database', database_path('database.sqlite')),         'prefix' => '',     ],      'mysql' => [         'driver' => 'mysql',         'host' => env('db_host', 'localhost'),         'port' => env('db_port', '3306'),         'database' => env('db_database', 'example'),         'username' => env('db_username', 'example'),         'password' => env('db_password', 'example'),         'charset' => 'utf8mb4',         'collation' => 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci',         'prefix' => '',         'strict' => true,         'engine' => null,     ],      'clientdb_1' => [         'driver' => 'mysql',         'host' => env('db_host', 'localhost'),         'port' => env('db_port', '3306'),         'database' => ('clientdb_1'),         'username' => env('db_username', 'example'),         'password' => env('db_password', 'example'),         'charset' => 'utf8mb4',         'collation' => 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci',         'prefix' => '',         'strict' => true,         'engine' => null,     ], 

is there clean way can done?

edit: have consired .env file messy considering may have different amount of databases etc. still adding them database.php trying avoid.

i able add own new connection in file using config().

if ( $apidomain == 'www.example.com' ) {      $appurl   = $apidomain;     $clientdb = 'clientdb_1';      config(['database.connections.clientdb_1' => array(         'driver'    => 'mysql',         'host' => env('db_host', 'localhost'),         'port' => env('db_port', '3306'),         'database' => $clientdb,         'username' => 'example',         'password' => 'example',         'charset' => 'utf8mb4',         'collation' => 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci',         'prefix' => '',         'strict' => true,         'engine' => null,      )]); } 

nb: did not work unless custom config file loaded after database.php. because in alphabetical order had rename file z_clientconfig.php