diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index cae4af81..e6766ec9 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "post-create-project-cmd": [
-      "@php -r \"file_exists('.env') || copy('.env.example.dev', '.env');\"",
-      "@php -r \"unlink('composer.json');\"",
-      "@php -r \"rename('composer.json.default', 'composer.json');\"",
+      "@php scripts/post-create-project-cmd.php",
       "@php craft install"
     ]
   }
diff --git a/scripts/post-create-project-cmd.php b/scripts/post-create-project-cmd.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c0c464a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/post-create-project-cmd.php
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?php
+
+$options = getopt('', ['env-template:']);
+$envFile = $options['env-template'] ?? '.env.example.dev';
+
+if (file_exists('.env')) {
+    echo ".env already exists, skipping\n";
+} else {
+    copy($envFile, '.env');
+    echo "Copied {$envFile} to .env\n";
+}
+
+unlink('composer.json');
+rename('composer.json.default', 'composer.json');