Export data to Excel XLSX file. PHP XLSX generator. No external tools and libraries.
Sergey Shuchkin sergey.shuchkin@gmail.com 2020-2024
Hey, bro, please ★ the package for my motivation :) and donate for more motivation!
$books = [
['ISBN', 'title', 'author', 'publisher', 'ctry' ],
[618260307, 'The Hobbit', 'J. R. R. Tolkien', 'Houghton Mifflin', 'USA'],
[908606664, 'Slinky Malinki', 'Lynley Dodd', 'Mallinson Rendel', 'NZ']
];
$xlsx = Shuchkin\SimpleXLSXGen::fromArray( $books );
$xlsx->saveAs('books.xlsx'); // or downloadAs('books.xlsx') or $xlsx_content = (string) $xlsx 
The recommended way to install this library is through Composer. New to Composer?
This will install the latest supported version:
$ composer require shuchkin/simplexlsxgenor download class here
Use UTF-8 encoded strings.
$data = [
['Integer', 123],
['Float', 12.35],
['Percent', '12%'],
['Currency $', '$500.67'],
['Currency €', '200 €'],
['Currency ₽', '1200.30 ₽'],
['Currency (other)', '<style nf=""£"#,##0.00">500</style>'],
['Currency Float (other)', '<style nf="#,##0.00\ [$£-1];[Red]#,##0.00\ [$£-1]">500.250</style>'],
['Datetime', '2020-05-20 02:38:00'],
['Date', '2020-05-20'],
['Time', '02:38:00'],
['Datetime PHP', new DateTime('2021-02-06 21:07:00')],
['String', 'Very long UTF-8 string in autoresized column'],
['Formula', '<f v="135.35">SUM(B1:B2)</f>'],
['Hyperlink', 'https://github.com/shuchkin/simplexlsxgen'],
['Hyperlink + Anchor', '<a href="https://github.com/shuchkin/simplexlsxgen">SimpleXLSXGen</a>'],
['Internal link', '<a href="sheet2!A1">Go to second page</a>'],
['RAW string', "\0" . '2020-10-04 16:02:00'],
['Formatted RAW string', '<b><i><raw>2024-07-28 16:02:00</raw></i></b>'],
];
SimpleXLSXGen::fromArray($data)->saveAs('datatypes.xlsx');
$data = [
['Normal', '12345.67'],
['Bold', '<b>12345.67</b>'],
['Italic', '<i>12345.67</i>'],
['Underline', '<u>12345.67</u>'],
['Strike', '<s>12345.67</s>'],
['Bold + Italic', '<b><i>12345.67</i></b>'],
['Hyperlink', 'https://github.com/shuchkin/simplexlsxgen'],
['Italic + Hyperlink + Anchor', '<i><a href="https://github.com/shuchkin/simplexlsxgen">SimpleXLSXGen</a></i>'],
['Green', '<style color="#00FF00">12345.67</style>'],
['Bold Red Text', '<b><style color="#FF0000">12345.67</style></b>'],
['Size 32 Font', '<style font-size="32">Big Text</style>'],
['Blue Text and Yellow Fill', '<style bgcolor="#FFFF00" color="#0000FF">12345.67</style>'],
['Border color', '<style border="#000000">Black Thin Border</style>'],
['<top>Border style</top>','<style border="medium"><wraptext>none, thin, medium, dashed, dotted, thick, double, hair, mediumDashed, dashDot,mediumDashDot, dashDotDot, mediumDashDotDot, slantDashDot</wraptext></style>'],
['Border sides', '<style border="none dotted#0000FF medium#FF0000 double">Top No + Right Dotted + Bottom medium + Left double</style>'],
['Left', '<left>12345.67</left>'],
['Center', '<center>12345.67</center>'],
['Right', '<right>Right Text</right>'],
['Center + Bold', '<center><b>Name</b></center>'],
['Row height', '<style height="50">Row Height = 50</style>'],
['Top', '<style height="50"><top>Top</top></style>'],
['Middle + Center', '<style height="50"><middle><center>Middle + Center</center></middle></style>'],
['Bottom + Right', '<style height="50"><bottom><right>Bottom + Right</right></bottom></style>'],
['<center>MERGE CELLS MERGE CELLS MERGE CELLS MERGE CELLS MERGE CELLS</center>', null],
['<top>Word wrap</top>', "<wraptext>Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book</wraptext>"],
['Linebreaks', "Line 1\nLine 2\nLine 3"]
];
SimpleXLSXGen::fromArray($data)
->setDefaultFont('Courier New')
->setDefaultFontSize(14)
->setColWidth(1, 35)
->mergeCells('A20:B20')
->saveAs('styles_and_tags.xlsx');
Prefix #0 cell value (use double quotes) or use ::raw() method, or tag <raw>
$PushkinDOB = '1799-07-06';
$data = [
['Datetime as raw string', "\0".'2023-01-09 11:16:34'],
['Date as raw string', "\0".$PushkinDOB],
['Disable type detection', "\0".'+12345'],
['Insert greater/less them simbols', SimpleXLSXGen::raw('20- short term: <6 month')],
['Formatted raw', '<b><center><raw>+123456 <tag><tag2></raw></center></b>'],
];
SimpleXLSXGen::fromArray($data)
->saveAs('test_rawstrings.xlsx');// Fluid interface, output to browser for download
Shuchkin\SimpleXLSXGen::fromArray( $books )->downloadAs('table.xlsx');
// Fluid interface, multiple sheets
Shuchkin\SimpleXLSXGen::fromArray( $books, 'My books' )->addSheet( $books2 )->download();
// Alternative interface, sheet name, get xlsx content
$xlsx_cache = (string) (new Shuchkin\SimpleXLSXGen)->addSheet( $books, 'Modern style');
// Classic interface
use Shuchkin\SimpleXLSXGen;
$xlsx = new SimpleXLSXGen();
$xlsx->addSheet( $books, 'Catalog 2021' );
$xlsx->addSheet( $books2, 'Stephen King catalog');
$xlsx->downloadAs('books_2021.xlsx');
exit();
// Empty book with title
$xlsx = SimpleXLSX::create('My books');
$xlsx->addSheet( $books );
$xlsx->save(); // ./My books.xlsx
// Hyperlinks
$xlsx = SimpleXLSX::fromArray([
['internal link', '<a href="\'My books 2\'!A1">Go to second sheet</a>'],
['http', 'https://example.com/'], // autodetect
['http + hash', 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Open_XML#References'], // autodetect
['external anchor', '<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Open_XML#References">Open XML</a>'],
['relative link', '<a href="books.xlsx">books</a>'],
['relative link + cell addr', '<a href="..\books.xlsx#\'Sheet 2\'!A1">link to second sheet in other book</a>'],
['mailto', 'info@example.com'], // autodetect
['mailto 2', '<a href="mailto:info@example.com">Please email me</a>'],
])->addSheet([['Second sheet']], 'My books 2')->saveAs('hyperlinks.xlsx');
// Autofilter
$xlsx->autoFilter('A1:B10');
// Freeze rows and columns from top-left corner up to, but not including,
// the row and column of the indicated cell
$xlsx->freezePanes('C3');
// RTL mode
// Column A is on the far right, Column B is one column left of Column A, and so on.
// Also, information in cells is displayed in the Right to Left format.
$xlsx->rightToLeft();
// Set Meta Data Files
// this data in propertis Files and Info file in Office
$xlsx->setAuthor('John Doe <john@example.com>')
->setCompany('JD LLC <jd@mexample.com>')
->setManager('Jane Doe <jane@example.com>')
->setLastModifiedBy("John Doe <john@example.com>")
->setTitle('My Books')
->setSubject('My bookshelf')
->setKeywords('Tolkien,Rowling,Kipling')
->setDescription('Cool books worn by time')
->setCategory('Books')
->setLanguage('en-US')
->setApplication('Shuchkin\SimpleXLSXGen')<?php // array2excel.php
if (isset($_POST['array2excel'])) {
require __DIR__.'/simplexlsxgen/src/SimpleXLSXGen.php';
$data = json_decode($_POST['array2excel'], false);
\Shuchkin\SimpleXLSXGen::fromArray($data)->downloadAs('file.xlsx');
return;
}
?>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>JS array to Excel</title>
</head>
<script>
function array2excel() {
var books = [
["ISBN", "title", "author", "publisher", "ctry"],
[618260307, "The Hobbit", "J. R. R. Tolkien", "Houghton Mifflin", "USA"],
[908606664, "Slinky Malinki", "Lynley Dodd", "Mallinson Rendel", "NZ"]
];
var json = JSON.stringify(books);
var request = new XMLHttpRequest();
request.onload = function () {
if (this.status === 200) {
var file = new Blob([this.response], {type: this.getResponseHeader('Content-Type')});
var fileURL = URL.createObjectURL(file);
var filename = "", m;
var disposition = this.getResponseHeader('Content-Disposition');
if (disposition && (m = /"([^"]+)"/.exec(disposition)) !== null) {
filename = m[1];
}
var a = document.createElement("a");
if (typeof a.download === 'undefined') {
window.location = fileURL;
} else {
a.href = fileURL;
a.download = filename;
document.body.appendChild(a);
a.click();
}
} else {
alert("Error: " + this.status + " " + this.statusText);
}
}
request.open('POST', "array2excel.php");
request.responseType = "blob";
request.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
request.send("array2excel=" + encodeURIComponent(json));
}
</script>
<body>
<input type="button" onclick="array2excel()" value="array2excel" />
</body>
</html>ini_set('error_reporting', E_ALL );
ini_set('display_errors', 1 );
$data = [
['Debug', 123]
];
Shuchkin\SimpleXLSXGen::fromArray( $data )->saveAs('debug.xlsx');
