PHPOffice is a popular open-source PHP library that provides users with all the necessary tools for reading and writing popular file formats such as Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps of how to install PHPOffice on Ubuntu Server Latest.
Before we can start the installation process, we need to ensure that the following prerequisites are met:
Composer is a package manager for PHP that allows us to easily install packages and dependencies. To download it, open your terminal and run the following command:
$ curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
This will download the Composer installer, and you should see the following output:
All settings correct for using Composer
Downloading...
Composer (version 2.1.3) successfully installed to: /path/to/your/project/composer.phar
Use it: php composer.phar
Now that we have downloaded Composer, we can use it to install PHPOffice. Navigate to your project directory and run the following command:
$ php composer.phar require phpoffice/phpexcel
This will install the PHPExcel package, which is a part of PHPOffice. You should see an output like this:
Installing phpoffice/phpexcel (1.8.2): Downloading (100%)
After the installation is complete, we can test PHPOffice by creating a test file. Navigate to your project directory and create a new PHP file called index.php. Add the following code to it:
<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';
use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Spreadsheet;
use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Writer\Xlsx;
$spreadsheet = new Spreadsheet();
$sheet = $spreadsheet->getActiveSheet();
$sheet->setCellValue('A1', 'Hello, world!');
$writer = new Xlsx($spreadsheet);
$writer->save('hello.xlsx');
echo 'File saved!';
?>
This code creates a new Excel file called hello.xlsx with the text Hello, world! in cell A1. Run the following command in your terminal to execute the script:
$ php index.php
You should see a message that says File saved!. Navigate to your project directory, and you should see a new file called hello.xlsx that contains the text Hello, world!.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed PHPOffice on Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now use it to read and write popular file formats in your PHP applications.
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