def env_config() -> dict:
    """
    Configures a database connection using an environment variable (Oracle and PostgreSQL only).

    :return: A dictionary containing information about the newly-created database connection.
    """
    env_var = input(
        "\nIdentify the name of the environment variable the connection URI will be bound to. You will have to \n"
        "set this environment variable manually outside of standalorm, and the name must match EXACTLY \n"
        "what you input here (including case sensitivity).\n"
        "> "
    )

    db_info = {
        "USE_ENV": True,
        "ENV_VAR": env_var
    }

    return db_info