Create Excel File by PHP Programming

As a PHP programmer you need to create excel file with your data by PHP programming language. I have made all the things easy. Follow just two steps and your work will be done!!

First create an Excel class in PHP with the following code

<?php
/**
 * By Shaharia Azam
 * shaharia.azam@gmail.com
 * http://www.shahariaazam.com
 */
class Excel{

    /**
     * set the header configuration
     * @param $filename the xls file name
     */
    function setHeader($filename)
    {
        header("Pragma: public");
        header("Expires: 0");
        header("Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0");
        header("Content-Type: application/force-download");
        header("Content-Type: application/octet-stream");
        header("Content-Type: application/download");;
        header("Content-Disposition: attachment;filename=$filename");
        header("Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary ");
    }

    /**
     * write the xls begin of file
     */
    function BOF() {
        echo pack("ssssss", 0x809, 0x8, 0x0, 0x10, 0x0, 0x0);
        return;
    }

    /**
     * write the xls end of file
     */
    function EOF() {
        echo pack("ss", 0x0A, 0x00);
        return;
    }

    /**
     * write a number
     * @param $Row row to write $Value (first row is 0)
     * @param $Col column to write $Value (first column is 0)
     * @param $Value number value
     */
    function writeNumber($Row, $Col, $Value) {
        echo pack("sssss", 0x203, 14, $Row, $Col, 0x0);
        echo pack("d", $Value);
        return;
    }

    /**
     * write a string label
     * @param $Row row to write $Value (first row is 0)
     * @param $Col column to write $Value (first column is 0)
     * @param $Value string value
     */
    function writeLabel($Row, $Col, $Value) {
        $L = strlen($Value);
        echo pack("ssssss", 0x204, 8 + $L, $Row, $Col, 0x0, $L);
        echo $Value;
        return;
    }
}

Then you will include this class file in your working PHP script with PHP

require_once('pathofyourclassfile.php');

Then write the following code.

<?php
$Excel = new Excel();
// Send Header
$Excel -> setHeader('text_' . date('Y_m_d') . '.xls');
$Excel -> BOF();
/**
* Write Cell data
* writeLabel (RowNumber,ColumnNumber, "Text to put")
*/
$Excel -> writeLabel(1, 1, "Cell Value as Text");
$Excel -> EOF();
exit();

Now run this file and you will see one FileName.xls file will be automatically download. Open that Excel file and you will see that in your first row, first column “Cell Value as Text” will be recorded. Happy coding!