public static function load( $file ) {
		if ( !is_readable( $file ) ) {
			throw new \InvalidArgumentException( "File '{$file}' is not readable." );
		}

		$settings = parse_ini_file( $file );

		foreach ( $settings as $key => $value ) {
				// Store in super globals
				$_ENV[$key] = $value;
				$_SERVER[$key] = $value;

				// Also store in process env vars
				putenv( "{$key}={$value}" );
		} // end foreach settings
	}