In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install PHPOffice, a PHP library for working with different file formats such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and more, on Alpine Linux Latest. PHPOffice can be found on GitHub.
Before starting the installation process, ensure that you have the following installed:
The first step is to update and upgrade the system. Open a terminal window and log in as root.
$ su
Once you are logged in, update the system by running the following command:
# apk update
Next, upgrade the existing packages to the latest version by running:
# apk upgrade
The next step is to install the required dependencies for PHPOffice. Run the following command to install PHP and its extensions:
# apk add php7 php7-cli php7-json php7-phar php7-openssl php7-zip php7-iconv php7-mbstring php7-gd php7-curl php7-xml php7-simplexml
Composer is a dependency manager for PHP. PHPOffice requires Composer to manage its dependencies. Run the following commands to install Composer:
# wget https://getcomposer.org/installer -O composer-setup.php
# php composer-setup.php --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer
The final step is to clone and install PHPOffice from GitHub. Run the following command to clone PHPOffice:
# git clone https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet.git
Navigate to the project directory by running:
# cd PhpSpreadsheet
Next, install PHPOffice dependencies by running:
# composer install
Once the installation is complete, you can start using PHPOffice on Alpine Linux Latest.
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install PHPOffice on Alpine Linux Latest. PHPOffice is a popular PHP library that enables working with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and other file formats. It enables seamless handling of different file formats in PHP code. We hope this tutorial has been helpful.
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