# SimpleXLSXGen [](https://github.com/shuchkin/simplexlsxgen/blob/master/license.md) [](https://github.com/shuchkin/simplexlsxgen/stargazers) [](https://github.com/shuchkin/simplexlsxgen/network) [](https://github.com/shuchkin/simplexlsxgen/issues) 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** 2020-2023
*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 Use UTF-8 encoded strings. ### Data types ```php $data = [ ['Integer', 123], ['Float', 12.35], ['Percent', '12%'], ['Currency $', '$500.67'], ['Currency €', '200 €'], ['Currency ₽', '1200.30 ₽'], ['Currency (other)', ''], ['Datetime', '2020-05-20 02:38:00'], ['Date', '2020-05-20'], ['Time', '02:38:00'], ['Datetime PHP', new DateTime('2021-02-06 21:07:00')], ['String', 'Very long UTF-8 string in autoresized column'], ['Formula', 'SUM(B1:B2)'], ['Hyperlink', 'https://github.com/shuchkin/simplexlsxgen'], ['Hyperlink + Anchor', 'SimpleXLSXGen'], ['Internal link', 'Go to second page'], ['RAW string', "\0" . '2020-10-04 16:02:00'] ]; SimpleXLSXGen::fromArray($data)->saveAs('datatypes.xlsx'); ``` ![XLSX screenshot](datatypes.png) ### Formatting ```php $data = [ ['Normal', '12345.67'], ['Bold', '12345.67'], ['Italic', '12345.67'], ['Underline', '12345.67'], ['Strike', '12345.67'], ['Bold + Italic', '12345.67'], ['Hyperlink', 'https://github.com/shuchkin/simplexlsxgen'], ['Italic + Hyperlink + Anchor', 'SimpleXLSXGen'], ['Green', ''], ['Bold Red Text', ''], ['Size 32 Font', ''], ['Blue Text and Yellow Fill', ''], ['Border color', ''], ['Border style',''], ['Border sides', ''], ['Left', '12345.67'], ['Center', '
12345.67
'], ['Right', 'Right Text'], ['Center + Bold', '
Name
'], ['Row height', ''], ['Top', ''], ['Middle + Center', ''], ['Bottom + Right', ''], ['
MERGE CELLS MERGE CELLS MERGE CELLS MERGE CELLS MERGE CELLS
', null], ['Word wrap', "Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book"], ]; SimpleXLSXGen::fromArray($data) ->setDefaultFont('Courier New') ->setDefaultFontSize(14) ->setColWidth(1, 35) ->mergeCells('A20:B20') ->saveAs('styles_and_tags.xlsx'); ``` ![XLSX screenshot](styles.png) ### RAW Strings Prefix #0 cell value (use double quotes). ```php $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', "\0".'20- short term: <6 month'], ]; SimpleXLSXGen::fromArray($data) ->saveAs('test_rawstrings.xlsx'); ``` ### 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(); // 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'); ``` ### JS array to Excel (AJAX) ```php downloadAs('file.xlsx'); return; } ?> JS array to Excel ``` ## Debug ```php ini_set('error_reporting', E_ALL ); ini_set('display_errors', 1 ); $data = [ ['Debug', 123] ]; Shuchkin\SimpleXLSXGen::fromArray( $data )->saveAs('debug.xlsx'); ```