EasyXLS Excel library can be used to import Excel files with PHP on Windows, Linux, Mac or other operating systems. The integration vary depending on the operating system or if .NET Framework or Java is chosen:
If you are using a trial, generate a trial license file from EasyXLS trials page. The trial license is valid for 30-days.
If you own a license key, you may login to the account that purchased the license and generate the license file from: https://www.easyxls.com/my-orders
Setup the license file into your project using these guidelines.
Step 5: Run PHP code that reads XLSX file
Execute the following PHP code that imports an XLSX file.
<?php/*=============================================================================
| Tutorial 36
|
| This tutorial shows how to read an Excel XLSX file in PHP (the
| XLSX file generated by Tutorial 04 as base template), modify
| some data and save it to another XLSX file (Tutorial36 - read XLSX file.xlsx).
*=============================================================================*/header("Content-Type: text/html");
echo"Tutorial 36<br>";
echo"----------<br>";
// Create an instance of the class that reads Excel files
$workbook = new COM("EasyXLS.ExcelDocument");
// Read XLSX fileecho"Reading file: C:\\Samples\\Tutorial04.xlsx<br>";
if ($workbook->easy_LoadXLSXFile("C:\\Samples\\Tutorial04.xlsx"))
{
// Get the table of data for the second worksheet
$xlsSecondTable = $workbook->easy_getSheet("Second tab")->easy_getExcelTable();
// Write some data to the second sheet
$xlsSecondTable->easy_getCell_2("A1")->setValue("Data added by Tutorial36");
for ($column=0; $column<5; $column++)
{
$xlsSecondTable->easy_getCell(1, $column)->setValue("Data " . ($column + 1));
}
// Export the new XLSX fileecho"Writing file: C:\Samples\Tutorial36 - read XLSX file.xlsx<br>";
$workbook->easy_WriteXLSXFile("C:\Samples\Tutorial36 - read XLSX file.xlsx");
// Confirm export of Excel fileif ($workbook->easy_getError() == "")
echo"File successfully created.";
elseecho"Error encountered: " . $workbook->easy_getError();
}
else
{
echo"Error reading file C:\Samples\Tutorial04.xlsx";
echo $workbook->easy_getError();
}
// Dispose memory
$workbook->Dispose();
$workbook = null;
?>
EasyXLS on Linux, Mac, Windows using Java with PHP
If you opt for the Java version of EasyXLS, a similar code as above requires PHP/Java Bridge between PHP and Java.
To download the trial version of EasyXLS Excel Library, press the below button:
If you already own a license key, you may login and download EasyXLS from your account.
Step 2: License file setup
Step required for EasyXLS v9.0 or later.
If you are using a trial, generate a trial license file from EasyXLS trials page. The trial license is valid for 30-days.
If you own a license key, you may login to the account that purchased the license and generate the license file from: https://www.easyxls.com/my-orders
Setup the license file into your project using these guidelines.
<?phprequire_once("http://localhost:8080/JavaBridge/java/Java.inc");
/*==============================================================================
| Tutorial 36
|
| This tutorial shows how to read an Excel XLSX file in PHP (the
| XLSX file generated by Tutorial 04 as base template), modify
| some data and save it to another XLSX file (Tutorial36 - read XLSX file.xlsx).
==============================================================================*/header("Content-Type: text/html");
echo"Tutorial 36<br>";
echo"----------<br>";
// Create an instance of the class that reads Excel files
$workbook = new java("EasyXLS.ExcelDocument");
// Read XLSX fileecho"Reading file: C:\\Samples\\Tutorial04.xlsx<br>";
if ($workbook->easy_LoadXLSXFile("C:\\Samples\\Tutorial04.xlsx"))
{
// Get the table of data for the second worksheet
$xlsSecondTable = $workbook->easy_getSheet("Second tab")->easy_getExcelTable();
// Write some data to the second sheet
$xlsSecondTable->easy_getCell("A1")->setValue("Data added by Tutorial36");
for ($column=0; $column<5; $column++)
{
$xlsSecondTable->easy_getCell(1, $column)->setValue("Data " . ($column + 1));
}
// Export the new XLSX fileecho"Writing file: C:\Samples\Tutorial36 - read XLSX file.xlsx<br>";
$workbook->easy_WriteXLSXFile("C:\Samples\Tutorial36 - read XLSX file.xlsx");
// Confirm export of Excel fileif ($workbook->easy_getError() == "")
echo"File successfully created.";
elseecho"Error encountered: " . $workbook->easy_getError();
}
else
{
echo"Error reading file C:\Samples\Tutorial04.xlsx";
echo $workbook->easy_getError();
}
// Dispose memory
$workbook->Dispose();
?>
Overloaded methods For methods with same name but different parameters, only the first method overload retains the original name. Subsequent overloads are uniquely renamed by appending to the method name '_2', '_3', etc (method, method_2, method_3), an integer that corresponds to the order of declaration that can be found in EasyXLS.h, a file that comes with EasyXLS installation.
Linux and PHP This code sample works just the way it is for PHP on Windows, but PHP under Linux requires also PHP/Java Bridge and a similar code sample in Java.
