EasyXLS Excel library can be used to export 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:
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Execute the following PHP code that exports an Excel file with the header for center section containing the file name and a custom text, header for right section containing the date and time and footer for center section containing the page number and total number of pages.
<?php/*=============================================================
| Tutorial 08
|
| This tutorial shows how to create an Excel file in PHP having
| multiple sheets. The first sheet is filled with data
| and the cells are formatted and locked.
| The column header has comments.
| The first sheet has header & footer.
* ===========================================================*/include("DataType.inc");
include("Alignment.inc");
include("Border.inc");
include("Color.inc");
include("Header.inc");
include("Footer.inc");
header("Content-Type: text/html");
echo"Tutorial 08<br>";
echo"----------<br>";
// Create an instance of the class that exports Excel files
$workbook = new COM("EasyXLS.ExcelDocument");
// Create two sheets
$workbook->easy_addWorksheet_2("First tab");
$workbook->easy_addWorksheet_2("Second tab");
// Protect first sheet
$workbook->easy_getSheetAt(0)->setSheetProtected(true);
// Get the table of data for the first worksheet
$xlsFirstTable = $workbook->easy_getSheetAt(0)->easy_getExcelTable();
// Create the formatting style for the header
$xlsStyleHeader = new COM("EasyXLS.ExcelStyle");
$xlsStyleHeader->setFont("Verdana");
$xlsStyleHeader->setFontSize(8);
$xlsStyleHeader->setItalic(True);
$xlsStyleHeader->setBold(True);
$xlsStyleHeader->setForeground((int)$COLOR_YELLOW);
$xlsStyleHeader->setBackground((int)$COLOR_BLACK);
$xlsStyleHeader->setBorderColors ((int)$COLOR_GRAY, (int)$COLOR_GRAY, (int)$COLOR_GRAY, (int)$COLOR_GRAY);
$xlsStyleHeader->setBorderStyles ($BORDER_BORDER_MEDIUM, $BORDER_BORDER_MEDIUM,
$BORDER_BORDER_MEDIUM, $BORDER_BORDER_MEDIUM);
$xlsStyleHeader->setHorizontalAlignment($ALIGNMENT_ALIGNMENT_CENTER);
$xlsStyleHeader->setVerticalAlignment($ALIGNMENT_ALIGNMENT_BOTTOM);
$xlsStyleHeader->setWrap(True);
$xlsStyleHeader->setDataType($DATATYPE_STRING);
// Add data in cells for report headerfor ($column=0; $column<5; $column++)
{
$xlsFirstTable->easy_getCell(0,$column)->setValue("Column " . ($column + 1));
$xlsFirstTable->easy_getCell(0,$column)->setStyle($xlsStyleHeader);
// Add comment for report header cells
$xlsFirstTable->easy_getCell(0, $column)->setComment_2("This is column no " . ($column + 1));
}
$xlsFirstTable->easy_getRowAt(0)->setHeight(30);
// Create a formatting style for cells
$xlsStyleData = new COM("EasyXLS.ExcelStyle");
$xlsStyleData->setHorizontalAlignment($ALIGNMENT_ALIGNMENT_LEFT);
$xlsStyleData->setForeground((int)$COLOR_DARKGRAY);
$xlsStyleData->setWrap(false);
// Protect cells
$xlsStyleData->setLocked(true);
$xlsStyleData->setDataType($DATATYPE_STRING);
// Add data in cells for report valuesfor ($row=0; $row<100; $row++)
{
for ($column=0; $column<5; $column++)
{
$xlsFirstTable->easy_getCell($row+1,$column)->setValue("Data " . ($row + 1) .
", " . ($column + 1));
$xlsFirstTable->easy_getCell($row+1,$column)->setStyle($xlsStyleData);
}
}
// Set column widths
$xlsFirstTable->setColumnWidth_2(0, 70);
$xlsFirstTable->setColumnWidth_2(1, 100);
$xlsFirstTable->setColumnWidth_2(2, 70);
$xlsFirstTable->setColumnWidth_2(3, 100);
$xlsFirstTable->setColumnWidth_2(4, 70);
// Add header on center section
$xlsFirstTab = $workbook->easy_getSheetAt(0);
$xlsFirstTab->easy_getHeaderAt_2($HEADER_POSITION_CENTER)->InsertSingleUnderline();
$xlsFirstTab->easy_getHeaderAt_2($HEADER_POSITION_CENTER)->InsertFile();
$xlsFirstTab->easy_getHeaderAt_2($HEADER_POSITION_CENTER)->InsertValue(" - How to create header and footer");
// Add header on right section
$xlsFirstTab->easy_getHeaderAt_2($HEADER_POSITION_RIGHT)->InsertDate();
$xlsFirstTab->easy_getHeaderAt_2($HEADER_POSITION_RIGHT)->InsertValue(" ");
$xlsFirstTab->easy_getHeaderAt_2($HEADER_POSITION_RIGHT)->InsertTime();
// Add footer on center section
$xlsFirstTab->easy_getFooterAt_2($FOOTER_POSITION_CENTER)->InsertPage();
$xlsFirstTab->easy_getFooterAt_2($FOOTER_POSITION_CENTER)->InsertValue(" of ");
$xlsFirstTab->easy_getFooterAt_2($FOOTER_POSITION_CENTER)->InsertPages();
// Export Excel fileecho"Writing file: C:\Samples\Tutorial08 - header and footer in Excel.xlsx<br>";
$workbook->easy_WriteXLSXFile("C:\Samples\Tutorial08 - header and footer in Excel.xlsx");
// Confirm export of Excel fileif ($workbook->easy_getError() == "")
echo"File successfully created.";
elseecho"Error encountered: " . $workbook->easy_getError();
// Dispose memory
$workbook->Dispose();
$workbook = null;
$xlsStyleHeader = null;
$xlsStyleData = null;
?>
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.
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.
Copy EasyXLS.jar into Tomcat installation path, lib folder.
Step 5: Run PHP code that exports an Excel file with header and footer
Execute the following PHP code that exports an Excel file with the header for center section containing the file name and a custom text, header for right section containing the date and time and footer for center section containing the page number and total number of pages.
<?phprequire_once("http://localhost:8080/JavaBridge/java/Java.inc");
/*=============================================================
| Tutorial 08
|
| This tutorial shows how to create an Excel file in PHP having
| multiple sheets. The first sheet is filled with data
| and the cells are formatted and locked.
| The column header has comments.
| The first sheet has header & footer.
=============================================================*/include("DataType.inc");
include("Alignment.inc");
include("Border.inc");
include("Color.inc");
include("Header.inc");
include("Footer.inc");
header("Content-Type: text/html");
echo"Tutorial 08<br>";
echo"----------<br>";
// Create an instance of the class that exports Excel files
$workbook = new java("EasyXLS.ExcelDocument");
// Create two sheets
$workbook->easy_addWorksheet("First tab");
$workbook->easy_addWorksheet("Second tab");
// Protect first sheet
$workbook->easy_getSheetAt(0)->setSheetProtected(true);
// Get the table of data for the first worksheet
$xlsFirstTable = $workbook->easy_getSheetAt(0)->easy_getExcelTable();
// Create the formatting style for the header
$xlsStyleHeader = new java("EasyXLS.ExcelStyle");
$xlsStyleHeader->setFont("Verdana");
$xlsStyleHeader->setFontSize(8);
$xlsStyleHeader->setItalic(True);
$xlsStyleHeader->setBold(True);
$xlsStyleHeader->setForeground(java("java.awt.Color")->YELLOW);
$xlsStyleHeader->setBackground(java("java.awt.Color")->BLACK);
$xlsStyleHeader->setBorderColors (java("java.awt.Color")->GRAY, java("java.awt.Color")->GRAY,
java("java.awt.Color")->GRAY, java("java.awt.Color")->GRAY);
$xlsStyleHeader->setBorderStyles ($BORDER_BORDER_MEDIUM, $BORDER_BORDER_MEDIUM,
$BORDER_BORDER_MEDIUM, $BORDER_BORDER_MEDIUM);
$xlsStyleHeader->setHorizontalAlignment($ALIGNMENT_ALIGNMENT_CENTER);
$xlsStyleHeader->setVerticalAlignment($ALIGNMENT_ALIGNMENT_BOTTOM);
$xlsStyleHeader->setWrap(True);
$xlsStyleHeader->setDataType($DATATYPE_STRING);
// Add data in cells for report headerfor ($column=0; $column<5; $column++)
{
$xlsFirstTable->easy_getCell(0,$column)->setValue("Column " . ($column + 1));
$xlsFirstTable->easy_getCell(0,$column)->setStyle($xlsStyleHeader);
// Add comment for report header cells
$xlsFirstTable->easy_getCell(0, $column)->setComment("This is column no " . ($column + 1));
}
$xlsFirstTable->easy_getRowAt(0)->setHeight(30);
// Create a formatting style for cells
$xlsStyleData = new java("EasyXLS.ExcelStyle");
$xlsStyleData->setHorizontalAlignment($ALIGNMENT_ALIGNMENT_LEFT);
$xlsStyleData->setForeground(java("java.awt.Color")->LIGHT_GRAY);
$xlsStyleData->setWrap(false);
$xlsStyleData->setLocked(true);
$xlsStyleData->setDataType($DATATYPE_STRING);
// Add data in cells for report valuesfor ($row=0; $row<100; $row++)
{
for ($column=0; $column<5; $column++)
{
$xlsFirstTable->easy_getCell($row+1,$column)->setValue("Data " . ($row + 1) .
", " . ($column + 1));
$xlsFirstTable->easy_getCell($row+1,$column)->setStyle($xlsStyleData);
}
}
// Set column widths
$xlsFirstTable->setColumnWidth(0, 70);
$xlsFirstTable->setColumnWidth(1, 100);
$xlsFirstTable->setColumnWidth(2, 70);
$xlsFirstTable->setColumnWidth(3, 100);
$xlsFirstTable->setColumnWidth(4, 70);
// Add header on center section
$xlsFirstTab = $workbook->easy_getSheetAt(0);
$xlsFirstTab->easy_getHeaderAt($HEADER_POSITION_CENTER)->InsertSingleUnderline();
$xlsFirstTab->easy_getHeaderAt($HEADER_POSITION_CENTER)->InsertFile();
$xlsFirstTab->easy_getHeaderAt($HEADER_POSITION_CENTER)->InsertValue(" - How to create header and footer");
// Add header on right section
$xlsFirstTab->easy_getHeaderAt($HEADER_POSITION_RIGHT)->InsertDate();
$xlsFirstTab->easy_getHeaderAt($HEADER_POSITION_RIGHT)->InsertValue(" ");
$xlsFirstTab->easy_getHeaderAt($HEADER_POSITION_RIGHT)->InsertTime();
// Add footer on center section
$xlsFirstTab->easy_getFooterAt($FOOTER_POSITION_CENTER)->InsertPage();
$xlsFirstTab->easy_getFooterAt($FOOTER_POSITION_CENTER)->InsertValue(" of ");
$xlsFirstTab->easy_getFooterAt($FOOTER_POSITION_CENTER)->InsertPages();
// Export Excel fileecho"Writing file: C:\Samples\Tutorial08 - header and footer in Excel.xlsx<br>";
$workbook->easy_WriteXLSXFile("C:\Samples\Tutorial08 - header and footer in Excel.xlsx");
// Confirm export of Excel fileif ($workbook->easy_getError() == "")
echo"File successfully created.";
elseecho"Error encountered: " . $workbook->easy_getError();
// Dispose memory
$workbook->Dispose();
?>