diff --git a/public/install/forms.php b/public/install/forms.php
index 4abda8ec..605ea0b9 100644
--- a/public/install/forms.php
+++ b/public/install/forms.php
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 <?php
 
-use DevCoder\DotEnv;
 use PHPMailer\PHPMailer\Exception;
 use PHPMailer\PHPMailer\PHPMailer;
 
-require 'dotenv.php';
 require 'phpmailer/Exception.php';
 require 'phpmailer/PHPMailer.php';
 require 'phpmailer/SMTP.php';
 
-(new DotEnv(dirname(__FILE__, 3) . '/.env'))->load();
-
 include 'functions.php';
 
 
@@ -25,6 +21,8 @@ if (isset($_POST['checkDB'])) {
         'DB_CONNECTION' => 'databasedriver',
     ];
 
+    wh_log('Trying to connect to the Database', 'debug');
+
     $db = new mysqli($_POST['databasehost'], $_POST['databaseuser'], $_POST['databaseuserpass'], $_POST['database'], $_POST['databaseport']);
     if ($db->connect_error) {
         wh_log($db->connect_error, 'error');
@@ -37,13 +35,15 @@ if (isset($_POST['checkDB'])) {
         // if ($key == "DB_PASSWORD") {
         //    $param = '"' . $_POST[$value] . '"';
         // }
-        setenv($key, $param);
+        setEnvironmentValue($key, $param);
     }
 
+    wh_log('Database connection successful', 'debug');
     header('LOCATION: index.php?step=2.5');
 }
 
 if (isset($_POST['checkGeneral'])) {
+    wh_log('setting app settings', 'debug');
     $appname = '"' . $_POST['name'] . '"';
     $appurl = $_POST['url'];
 
@@ -51,18 +51,20 @@ if (isset($_POST['checkGeneral'])) {
         $appurl = substr_replace($appurl, '', -1);
     }
 
-    setenv('APP_NAME', $appname);
-    setenv('APP_URL', $appurl);
+    setEnvironmentValue('APP_NAME', $appname);
+    setEnvironmentValue('APP_URL', $appurl);
 
+    wh_log('App settings set', 'debug');
     header('LOCATION: index.php?step=4');
 }
 
 if (isset($_POST['feedDB'])) {
+    wh_log('Feeding the Database', 'debug');
     $logs = '';
 
-    //$logs .= run_console(setenv('COMPOSER_HOME', dirname(__FILE__, 3) . '/vendor/bin/composer'));
+    //$logs .= run_console(setEnvironmentValue('COMPOSER_HOME', dirname(__FILE__, 3) . '/vendor/bin/composer'));
     //$logs .= run_console('composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader');
-    if (!str_contains(getenv('APP_KEY'), 'base64')) {
+    if (!str_contains(getEnvironmentValue('APP_KEY'), 'base64')) {
         $logs .= run_console('php artisan key:generate --force');
     } else {
         $logs .= "Key already exists. Skipping\n";
@@ -71,16 +73,19 @@ if (isset($_POST['feedDB'])) {
     $logs .= run_console('php artisan migrate --seed --force');
     $logs .= run_console('php artisan db:seed --class=ExampleItemsSeeder --force');
 
-    wh_log($logs, 'info');
+    wh_log($logs, 'debug');
 
-    if (strpos(getenv('APP_KEY'), 'base64') !== false) {
+    if (str_contains(getEnvironmentValue('APP_KEY'), 'base64')) {
+        wh_log('Feeding the Database successful', 'debug');
         header('LOCATION: index.php?step=3');
     } else {
+        wh_log('Feeding the Database failed', 'debug');
         header('LOCATION: index.php?step=2.5&message=There was an error. Please check the .txt file in /var/www/controlpanel/public/install/logs !');
     }
 }
 
 if (isset($_POST['checkSMTP'])) {
+    wh_log('Checking SMTP Settings', 'debug');
     try {
         $mail = new PHPMailer(true);
 
@@ -104,11 +109,14 @@ if (isset($_POST['checkSMTP'])) {
 
         $mail->send();
     } catch (Exception $e) {
+        wh_log($mail->ErrorInfo, 'error');
         header('LOCATION: index.php?step=4&message=Something wasnt right when sending the E-Mail!');
         exit();
     }
 
-    $db = new mysqli(getenv('DB_HOST'), getenv('DB_USERNAME'), getenv('DB_PASSWORD'), getenv('DB_DATABASE'), getenv('DB_PORT'));
+    wh_log('SMTP Settings are correct', 'debug');
+    wh_log('Updating Database', 'debug');
+    $db = new mysqli(getEnvironmentValue('DB_HOST'), getEnvironmentValue('DB_USERNAME'), getEnvironmentValue('DB_PASSWORD'), getEnvironmentValue('DB_DATABASE'), getEnvironmentValue('DB_PORT'));
     if ($db->connect_error) {
         wh_log($db->connect_error, 'error');
         header('LOCATION: index.php?step=4&message=Could not connect to the Database: ');
@@ -125,14 +133,17 @@ if (isset($_POST['checkSMTP'])) {
     ];
 
     foreach ($values as $key => $value) {
-        $query = 'UPDATE `' . getenv('DB_DATABASE') . "`.`settings` SET `payload` = '$value' WHERE `name` = '$key' AND `group` = mail";
+        $query = 'UPDATE `' . getEnvironmentValue('DB_DATABASE') . "`.`settings` SET `payload` = '$value' WHERE `name` = '$key' AND `group` = mail";
         $db->query($query);
     }
 
+    wh_log('Database updated', 'debug');
     header('LOCATION: index.php?step=5');
 }
 
 if (isset($_POST['checkPtero'])) {
+    wh_log('Checking Pterodactyl Settings', 'debug');
+
     $url = $_POST['url'];
     $key = $_POST['key'];
     $clientkey = $_POST['clientkey'];
@@ -178,14 +189,17 @@ if (isset($_POST['checkPtero'])) {
         wh_log('API CALL ERROR: ' . $callresult['errors'][0]['code'], 'error');
         exit();
     } else {
+        wh_log('Pterodactyl Settings are correct', 'debug');
+        wh_log('Updating Database', 'debug');
+
         $key = encryptSettingsValue($key);
         $clientkey = encryptSettingsValue($clientkey);
 
-        $query1 = 'UPDATE `' . getenv('DB_DATABASE') . "`.`settings` SET `payload` = '" . json_encode($url) . "' WHERE (`name` = 'panel_url' AND `group` = 'pterodactyl')";
-        $query2 = 'UPDATE `' . getenv('DB_DATABASE') . "`.`settings` SET `payload` = '" . json_encode($key) . "' WHERE (`name` = 'admin_token' AND `group` = 'pterodactyl')";
-        $query3 = 'UPDATE `' . getenv('DB_DATABASE') . "`.`settings` SET `payload` = '" . json_encode($clientkey) . "' WHERE (`name` = 'user_token' AND `group` = 'pterodactyl')";
+        $query1 = 'UPDATE `' . getEnvironmentValue('DB_DATABASE') . "`.`settings` SET `payload` = '" . json_encode($url) . "' WHERE (`name` = 'panel_url' AND `group` = 'pterodactyl')";
+        $query2 = 'UPDATE `' . getEnvironmentValue('DB_DATABASE') . "`.`settings` SET `payload` = '" . json_encode($key) . "' WHERE (`name` = 'admin_token' AND `group` = 'pterodactyl')";
+        $query3 = 'UPDATE `' . getEnvironmentValue('DB_DATABASE') . "`.`settings` SET `payload` = '" . json_encode($clientkey) . "' WHERE (`name` = 'user_token' AND `group` = 'pterodactyl')";
 
-        $db = new mysqli(getenv('DB_HOST'), getenv('DB_USERNAME'), getenv('DB_PASSWORD'), getenv('DB_DATABASE'), getenv('DB_PORT'));
+        $db = new mysqli(getEnvironmentValue('DB_HOST'), getEnvironmentValue('DB_USERNAME'), getEnvironmentValue('DB_PASSWORD'), getEnvironmentValue('DB_DATABASE'), getEnvironmentValue('DB_PORT'));
         if ($db->connect_error) {
             wh_log($db->connect_error, 'error');
             header('LOCATION: index.php?step=5&message=Could not connect to the Database');
@@ -193,6 +207,7 @@ if (isset($_POST['checkPtero'])) {
         }
 
         if ($db->query($query1) && $db->query($query2) && $db->query($query3)) {
+            wh_log('Database updated', 'debug');
             header('LOCATION: index.php?step=6');
         } else {
             wh_log($db->error, 'error');
@@ -202,7 +217,8 @@ if (isset($_POST['checkPtero'])) {
 }
 
 if (isset($_POST['createUser'])) {
-    $db = new mysqli(getenv('DB_HOST'), getenv('DB_USERNAME'), getenv('DB_PASSWORD'), getenv('DB_DATABASE'), getenv('DB_PORT'));
+    wh_log('Creating User', 'debug');
+    $db = new mysqli(getEnvironmentValue('DB_HOST'), getEnvironmentValue('DB_USERNAME'), getEnvironmentValue('DB_PASSWORD'), getEnvironmentValue('DB_DATABASE'), getEnvironmentValue('DB_PORT'));
     if ($db->connect_error) {
         wh_log($db->connect_error, 'error');
         header('LOCATION: index.php?step=6&message=Could not connect to the Database');
@@ -213,9 +229,9 @@ if (isset($_POST['createUser'])) {
     $pass = $_POST['pass'];
     $repass = $_POST['repass'];
 
-    $key = $db->query('SELECT `payload` FROM `' . getenv('DB_DATABASE') . "`.`settings` WHERE `name` = 'admin_token' AND `group` = 'pterodactyl'")->fetch_assoc();
+    $key = $db->query('SELECT `payload` FROM `' . getEnvironmentValue('DB_DATABASE') . "`.`settings` WHERE `name` = 'admin_token' AND `group` = 'pterodactyl'")->fetch_assoc();
     $key = encryptSettingsValue($key['value']);
-    $pterobaseurl = $db->query('SELECT `payload` FROM `' . getenv('DB_DATABASE') . "`.`settings` WHERE `name` = 'panel_url' AND `group` = 'pterodactyl'")->fetch_assoc();
+    $pterobaseurl = $db->query('SELECT `payload` FROM `' . getEnvironmentValue('DB_DATABASE') . "`.`settings` WHERE `name` = 'panel_url' AND `group` = 'pterodactyl'")->fetch_assoc();
 
     $pteroURL = $pterobaseurl['value'] . '/api/application/users/' . $pteroID;
     $ch = curl_init();
@@ -266,15 +282,15 @@ if (isset($_POST['createUser'])) {
     curl_close($ch); // Close the connection
 
     if (!is_array($result) or in_array($result['errors'][0]['code'], $result)) {
-        header('LOCATION: index.php?step=5&message=Couldnt connect to Pterodactyl. Make sure your API key has all read and write permissions!');
+        header('LOCATION: index.php?step=5&message=Couldn\'t connect to Pterodactyl. Make sure your API key has all read and write permissions!');
         exit();
     }
 
     $random = generateRandomString();
-    $query1 = 'INSERT INTO `' . getenv('DB_DATABASE') . "`.`users` (`name`, `role`, `credits`, `server_limit`, `pterodactyl_id`, `email`, `password`, `created_at`, `referral_code`) VALUES ('$name', 'admin', '250', '1', '$pteroID', '$mail', '$pass', CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, '$random')";
+    $query1 = 'INSERT INTO `' . getEnvironmentValue('DB_DATABASE') . "`.`users` (`name`, `role`, `credits`, `server_limit`, `pterodactyl_id`, `email`, `password`, `created_at`, `referral_code`) VALUES ('$name', 'admin', '250', '1', '$pteroID', '$mail', '$pass', CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, '$random')";
 
     if ($db->query($query1)) {
-        wh_log('[USER MAKER] Created user with Email ' . $mail . ' and pterodactyl ID ' . $pteroID, 'info');
+        wh_log('Created user with Email ' . $mail . ' and pterodactyl ID ' . $pteroID, 'info');
         header('LOCATION: index.php?step=7');
     } else {
         wh_log($db->error, 'error');
diff --git a/public/install/functions.php b/public/install/functions.php
index c231d2be..9806e125 100644
--- a/public/install/functions.php
+++ b/public/install/functions.php
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ require '../../vendor/autoload.php';
 
 use Illuminate\Encryption\Encrypter;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
+use Monolog\Formatter\LineFormatter;
+use Monolog\Handler\StreamHandler;
+use Monolog\Logger;
 
 $required_extensions = ['openssl', 'gd', 'mysql', 'PDO', 'mbstring', 'tokenizer', 'bcmath', 'xml', 'curl', 'zip', 'intl'];
 
@@ -20,6 +22,8 @@ $requirements = [
 function checkPhpVersion(): string
 {
     global $requirements;
+
+    wh_log('php version: ' . phpversion(), 'debug');
     if (version_compare(phpversion(), $requirements['minPhp'], '>=') && version_compare(phpversion(), $requirements['maxPhp'], '<=')) {
         return 'OK';
     }
@@ -42,6 +46,7 @@ function checkWriteable(): bool
  */
 function checkHTTPS(): bool
 {
+    wh_log('https: ' . (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) && $_SERVER['HTTPS'] !== 'off') ? 'true' : 'false', 'debug');
     return (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) && $_SERVER['HTTPS'] !== 'off')
         || $_SERVER['SERVER_PORT'] == 443;
 }
@@ -54,10 +59,13 @@ function getMySQLVersion(): mixed
 {
     global $requirements;
 
+    wh_log('attempting to get mysql version', 'debug');
+
     $output = shell_exec('mysql -V') ?? '';
     preg_match('@[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+@', $output, $version);
 
     $versionoutput = $version[0] ?? '0';
+    wh_log('mysql version: ' . $versionoutput, 'debug');
 
     return intval($versionoutput) > intval($requirements['mysql']) ? 'OK' : $versionoutput;
 }
@@ -68,10 +76,12 @@ function getMySQLVersion(): mixed
  */
 function getZipVersion(): string
 {
+    wh_log('attempting to get zip version', 'debug');
     $output = shell_exec('zip  -v') ?? '';
     preg_match('@[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+@', $output, $version);
 
     $versionoutput = $version[0] ?? 0;
+    wh_log('zip version: ' . $versionoutput, 'debug');
 
     return $versionoutput != 0 ? 'OK' : 'not OK';
 }
@@ -82,10 +92,12 @@ function getZipVersion(): string
  */
 function getGitVersion(): string
 {
+    wh_log('attempting to get git version', 'debug');
     $output = shell_exec('git  --version') ?? '';
     preg_match('@[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+@', $output, $version);
 
     $versionoutput = $version[0] ?? 0;
+    wh_log('git version: ' . $versionoutput, 'debug');
 
     return $versionoutput != 0 ? 'OK' : 'not OK';
 }
@@ -96,10 +108,12 @@ function getGitVersion(): string
  */
 function getTarVersion(): string
 {
+    wh_log('attempting to get tar version', 'debug');
     $output = shell_exec('tar  --version') ?? '';
     preg_match('@[0-9]+\.[0-9]+@', $output, $version);
 
     $versionoutput = $version[0] ?? 0;
+    wh_log('tar version: ' . $versionoutput, 'debug');
 
     return $versionoutput != 0 ? 'OK' : 'not OK';
 }
@@ -112,6 +126,8 @@ function checkExtensions(): array
 {
     global $required_extensions;
 
+    wh_log('checking extensions', 'debug');
+
     $not_ok = [];
     $extentions = get_loaded_extensions();
 
@@ -121,6 +137,7 @@ function checkExtensions(): array
         }
     }
 
+    wh_log('extensions: ' . implode(', ', $not_ok), 'debug');
     return $not_ok;
 }
 
@@ -130,10 +147,40 @@ function checkExtensions(): array
  * @param string $envValue The environment variable to set
  * @return bool true on success or false on failure.
  */
-function setenv(string $envKey, $envValue)
+function setEnvironmentValue($envKey, $envValue)
 {
-    $str = "{$envKey}={$envValue}";
-    return putenv($str);
+    $envFile = dirname(__FILE__, 3).'/.env';
+    $str = file_get_contents($envFile);
+
+    $str .= "\n"; // In case the searched variable is in the last line without \n
+    $keyPosition = strpos($str, "{$envKey}=");
+    $endOfLinePosition = strpos($str, PHP_EOL, $keyPosition);
+    $oldLine = substr($str, $keyPosition, $endOfLinePosition - $keyPosition);
+    $str = str_replace($oldLine, "{$envKey}={$envValue}", $str);
+    $str = substr($str, 0, -1);
+
+    $fp = fopen($envFile, 'w');
+    fwrite($fp, $str);
+    fclose($fp);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Gets the variable from the env file
+ * @param string $envKey The environment variable to look for
+ * @return array|false|string Returns the value if found, otherwise returns false.
+ */
+function getEnvironmentValue($envKey)
+{
+    $envFile = dirname(__FILE__, 3).'/.env';
+    $str = file_get_contents($envFile);
+
+    $str .= "\n"; // In case the searched variable is in the last line without \n
+    $keyPosition = strpos($str, "{$envKey}=");
+    $endOfLinePosition = strpos($str, PHP_EOL, $keyPosition);
+    $oldLine = substr($str, $keyPosition, $endOfLinePosition - $keyPosition);
+    $value = substr($oldLine, strpos($oldLine, '=') + 1);
+
+    return $value;
 }
 
 
@@ -191,38 +238,55 @@ function decryptSettingsValue(mixed $payload, $unserialize = true)
  */
 function run_console(string $command, array $descriptors = null, string $cwd = null, array $options = null)
 {
+    wh_log('running command: ' . $command, 'debug');
+
     $path = dirname(__FILE__, 3);
     $descriptors = $descriptors ?? [0 => ['pipe', 'r'], 1 => ['pipe', 'w'], 2 => ['pipe', 'w']];
     $handle = proc_open("cd '$path' && bash -c 'exec -a ServerCPP $command'", $descriptors, $pipes, $cwd, null, $options);
 
+    wh_log('command result: ' . stream_get_contents($pipes[1]), 'debug');
     return stream_get_contents($pipes[1]);
 }
 
 /**
  * Log to the default laravel.log file
  * @param string $message The message to log
- * @param string $level The log level to use (info, warning, error, critical)
- * @return void Returns nothing.
+ * @param string $level The log level to use (debug, info, warning, error, critical)
+ * @param array $context [optional] The context to log extra information
+ * @return void
  */
-function wh_log(string $message, $level = 'info')
+function wh_log(string $message, string $level = 'info', array $context = []): void
 {
-    switch ($level) {
+    $formatter = new LineFormatter(null, null, true, true);
+    $stream = new StreamHandler(dirname(__FILE__, 3) . '/storage/logs/laravel.log', Logger::DEBUG);
+    $stream->setFormatter($formatter);
+
+    $log = new Logger('ControlPanel');
+    $log->pushHandler($stream);
+
+    switch (strtolower($level)) {
+        case 'debug': // Only log debug messages if APP_DEBUG is true
+            wh_log('APP_DEBUG: ' . getEnvironmentValue('APP_DEBUG'));
+            if(getEnvironmentValue('APP_DEBUG') === false) return;
+            $log->debug($message, $context);
+            break;
         case 'info':
-            Log::info($message);
+            $log->info($message, $context);
             break;
         case 'warning':
-            Log::warning($message);
+            $log->warning($message, $context);
             break;
         case 'error':
-            Log::error($message);
+            $log->error($message, $context);
             break;
         case 'critical':
-            Log::critical($message);
+            $log->critical($message, $context);
             break;
     }
+    // Prevent memory leaks by resetting the logger
+    $log->reset();
 }
 
-
 /**
  * Generate a random string
  * @param int $length The length of the random string