diff --git a/config/config.php b/config/config.php
index f5c7898..997a82d 100644
--- a/config/config.php
+++ b/config/config.php
@@ -1,7 +1,19 @@
 <?php
 // Load environment variables
 $envFile = __DIR__ . '/../.env';
-$envVars = parse_ini_file($envFile);
+$envVars = parse_ini_file($envFile, false, INI_SCANNER_TYPED);
+
+// Strip quotes from values if present (parse_ini_file may include them)
+if ($envVars) {
+    foreach ($envVars as $key => $value) {
+        if (is_string($value)) {
+            if ((substr($value, 0, 1) === '"' && substr($value, -1) === '"') ||
+                (substr($value, 0, 1) === "'" && substr($value, -1) === "'")) {
+                $envVars[$key] = substr($value, 1, -1);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 // Global configuration
 $GLOBALS['config'] = [
diff --git a/create_ticket_api.php b/create_ticket_api.php
index 4684974..2e7bc87 100644
--- a/create_ticket_api.php
+++ b/create_ticket_api.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ if (!file_exists($envFile)) {
     exit;
 }
 
-$envVars = parse_ini_file($envFile);
+$envVars = parse_ini_file($envFile, false, INI_SCANNER_TYPED);
 if (!$envVars) {
     echo json_encode([
         'success' => false,
@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@ if (!$envVars) {
     exit;
 }
 
+// Strip quotes from values if present (parse_ini_file may include them)
+foreach ($envVars as $key => $value) {
+    if (is_string($value)) {
+        if ((substr($value, 0, 1) === '"' && substr($value, -1) === '"') ||
+            (substr($value, 0, 1) === "'" && substr($value, -1) === "'")) {
+            $envVars[$key] = substr($value, 1, -1);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 // Database connection with detailed error handling
 $conn = new mysqli(
     $envVars['DB_HOST'],