# SimpleXLSXGen
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Export data to Excel XLSX file. PHP XLSX generator. No external tools and libraries.
- XLSX reader [here](https://github.com/shuchkin/simplexlsx)
- XLS reader [here](https://github.com/shuchkin/simplexls)
- CSV reader/writer [here](https://github.com/shuchkin/simplecsv)
**Sergey Shuchkin** 2020-2021
*Hey, bro, please ★ the package for my motivation :) and [donate](https://opencollective.com/simplexlsx) for more motivation!*
## Basic Usage
```php
$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
```
![XLSX screenshot](books.png)
## Installation
The recommended way to install this library is [through Composer](https://getcomposer.org).
[New to Composer?](https://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md)
This will install the latest supported version:
```bash
$ composer require shuchkin/simplexlsxgen
```
or download class [here](https://github.com/shuchkin/simplexlsxgen/blob/master/src/SimpleXLSXGen.php)
## Examples
### Data types
```php
$data = [
['Integer', 123],
['Float', 12.35],
['Percent', '12%'],
['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', 'Long UTF-8 String in autoresized column'],
['Hyperlink', 'https://github.com/shuchkin/simplexlsxgen'],
['Hyperlink + Anchor', 'SimpleXLSXGen'],
['RAW string', "\0".'2020-10-04 16:02:00']
];
Shuchkin\SimpleXLSXGen::fromArray( $data )->saveAs('datatypes.xlsx');
```
![XLSX screenshot](datatypes.png)
### Formatting
```php
$data = [
['Normal', '12345.67'],
['Bold', '12345.67'],
['Italic', '12345.67'],
['Underline', '12345.67'],
['Strike', '12345.67'],
['Green', '12345.67'],
['Bold Red Text', '12345.67'],
['Blue Text and Yellow Fill', '12345.67'],
['Bold + Italic', '12345.67'],
['Hyperlink', 'https://github.com/shuchkin/simplexlsxgen'],
['Italic + Hyperlink + Anchor', 'SimpleXLSXGen'],
['Left', '12345.67'],
['Center', '12345.67'],
['Right', 'Right Text'],
['Center + Bold', 'Name'],
['MERGE CELLS']
];
Shuchkin\SimpleXLSXGen::fromArray( $data )
->setDefaultFont( 'Courier New' )
->setDefaultFontSize( 14 )
->mergeCells('A13:B13')
->saveAs('styles_and_tags.xlsx');
```
![XLSX screenshot](styles.png)
### More examples
```php
// Fluid interface, output to browser for download
Shuchkin\SimpleXLSXGen::fromArray( $books )->downloadAs('table.xlsx');
// Fluid interface, multiple sheets
Shuchkin\SimpleXLSXGen::fromArray( $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();
```
## Debug
```php
ini_set('error_reporting', E_ALL );
ini_set('display_errors', 1 );
$data = [
['Debug', 123]
];
Shuchkin\SimpleXLSXGen::fromArray( $data )->saveAs('debug.xlsx');
```