PHPSpreadsheet · Google Sheets API · Excel

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Hands-on PHP tutorials for working with Excel and Google Sheets — read and write .xlsx, convert files to JSON, stream downloads in the browser, and insert images, formulas, and styling. Every guide ships with code you can copy, run, and adapt.

Key methods

IOFactory::load() PhpSpreadsheet

Open any spreadsheet file

getActiveSheet() PhpSpreadsheet

Select the worksheet to fill

fromArray() PhpSpreadsheet

Write many rows at once

getCalculatedValue() PhpSpreadsheet

Read a formula result

save('php://output') PhpSpreadsheet

Stream the file as a download

spreadsheets_values->get() Google Sheets

Read a range of cells

spreadsheets_values->update() Google Sheets

Write a range of cells

spreadsheets->create() Google Sheets

Create a new spreadsheet

json_encode() PHP

Serialize rows to JSON

header() PHP

Send the download headers

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