docs(docs): align quickstart prisma.config.ts with actual prisma init output

[morgan-coded]

What

The quickstart guides show the generated prisma.config.ts as:

import "dotenv/config";
import { defineConfig, env } from "prisma/config";
...
  datasource: { url: env("DATABASE_URL") }

But prisma init (standard npm/pnpm/yarn, i.e. the non-Bun runtime) actually
generates:

import "dotenv/config";
import { defineConfig } from "prisma/config";
...
  datasource: { url: process.env["DATABASE_URL"] }

The env() import/accessor is only emitted on the Bun runtime branch. In
packages/cli/src/Init.ts, defaultConfig picks the template with
runtime: isBun ? 'bun' : 'other', and the 'other' branch uses
import { defineConfig } + process.env["DATABASE_URL"]. The datasource
provider and --db flag don't change this. So the docs were incorrect for the
standard flow every quickstart describes (they all install via npm + dotenv).

Reported in #7818.

Change

Update the prisma.config.ts example to match the actual non-Bun output on the
7 single-block quickstarts: postgresql, prisma-postgres, mysql, sqlite,
sql-server, cockroachdb, planetscale.

mongodb is intentionally left out — it presents a different two-step
"generated, then add dotenv" narrative with engine: "classic", and should be
reviewed separately.

Testing

• pnpm run lint:spellcheck — passes.
• Verified the replacement against prisma/prisma packages/cli/src/Init.ts
  (defaultConfig, runtime: 'other' branch).

Closes #7818

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Documentation
  • Updated Prisma quickstart guides across all supported databases: example config snippets now read DATABASE_URL directly from environment variables (removing a helper import) to simplify connection setup and make environment configuration clearer.

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Pull request overview

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Updates Prisma ORM quickstart docs to use process.env for DATABASE_URL in prisma.config.ts examples instead of Prisma’s env() helper.

Changes:

• Remove env import from prisma/config in multiple quickstart guides.
• Replace env("DATABASE_URL") with process.env["DATABASE_URL"] in datasource configuration examples.

Reviewed changes

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File	Description
apps/docs/content/docs/(index)/prisma-orm/quickstart/sqlite.mdx	Adjusts prisma.config.ts snippet to read DATABASE_URL from process.env.
apps/docs/content/docs/(index)/prisma-orm/quickstart/sql-server.mdx	Same env-var retrieval change in the SQL Server quickstart snippet.
apps/docs/content/docs/(index)/prisma-orm/quickstart/prisma-postgres.mdx	Same env-var retrieval change in the Prisma Postgres quickstart snippet.
apps/docs/content/docs/(index)/prisma-orm/quickstart/postgresql.mdx	Same env-var retrieval change in the PostgreSQL quickstart snippet.
apps/docs/content/docs/(index)/prisma-orm/quickstart/planetscale.mdx	Same env-var retrieval change in the PlanetScale quickstart snippet.
apps/docs/content/docs/(index)/prisma-orm/quickstart/mysql.mdx	Same env-var retrieval change in the MySQL quickstart snippet.
apps/docs/content/docs/(index)/prisma-orm/quickstart/cockroachdb.mdx	Same env-var retrieval change in the CockroachDB quickstart snippet.

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• apps/docs/content/docs/(index)/prisma-orm/quickstart/planetscale.mdx
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Walkthrough

This PR updates seven Prisma quickstart docs to align their prisma.config.ts examples with prisma init output by removing the env helper import and using process.env["DATABASE_URL"] for the datasource URL.

Changes

Database Quickstart Config Examples

Layer / File(s)

Summary

Update quickstart config examples across all database providers apps/docs/content/docs/(index)/prisma-orm/quickstart/cockroachdb.mdx, apps/docs/content/docs/(index)/prisma-orm/quickstart/mysql.mdx, apps/docs/content/docs/(index)/prisma-orm/quickstart/planetscale.mdx, apps/docs/content/docs/(index)/prisma-orm/quickstart/postgresql.mdx, apps/docs/content/docs/(index)/prisma-orm/quickstart/prisma-postgres.mdx, apps/docs/content/docs/(index)/prisma-orm/quickstart/sql-server.mdx, apps/docs/content/docs/(index)/prisma-orm/quickstart/sqlite.mdx

Each quickstart prisma.config.ts example removes the env import (imports only defineConfig, plus import "dotenv/config"; where present) and sets datasource.url to process.env["DATABASE_URL"] instead of env("DATABASE_URL").

Estimated code review effort

🎯 3 (Moderate) | ⏱️ ~20 minutes

Possibly related issues

• Generated prisma.config.ts does not match documentation prisma#29076 — Docs' prisma.config.ts examples should use process.env["DATABASE_URL"], matching this PR's changes.

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Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The PR successfully addresses issue #7818 by updating all seven quickstart examples to match the actual prisma init output, replacing env() helper with process.env.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	All changes are narrowly focused on updating prisma.config.ts examples to match actual prisma init output; MongoDB quickstart correctly excluded due to different generation flow.
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