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[Database & ORM](/categories/database) 4. / 5. aspose/cells ActiveLibrary[Database & ORM](/categories/database) aspose/cells ============ A powerful library for manipulating and converting Excel (XLS, XLSX, XLSB), ODS, CSV and HTML files. 26.4(2mo ago)33.3k↑73.3%1proprietaryPHPPHP >=7.0 Since Apr 2Pushed 2mo ago2 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/aspose-cells/Aspose.Cells-for-PHP-via-Java)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/aspose/cells)[ Docs](https://products.aspose.com/cells/php-java)[ RSS](/packages/aspose-cells/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced yesterday READMEChangelog (10)DependenciesVersions (47)Used By (0) PHP Library for Excel File Formats ================================== [](#php-library-for-excel-file-formats) Aspose.Cells for PHP via Java is a feature-rich API to create, process, manipulate & convert Excel & OpenOffice spreadsheets using PHP. API offers Excel file generation, conversion, worksheets styling, Pivot Table & chart management & rendering, reliable formula calculation engine and much more - all without any dependency on Office Automation or Microsoft Excel®. PHP Excel Library Features -------------------------- [](#php-excel-library-features) - Convert spreadsheets to different formats including PDF, XPS, images & other Excel file formats. - Generate Excel files via API or using templates. - Create Pivot Tables, charts, sparklines & conditional formatting rules on-the-fly. - Refresh existing charts & convert charts to images or PDF. - Create & manipulate comments & hyperlinks. - Set complex formulas & calculate results via API. - Set protection on workbooks, worksheets, cells, columns or rows. - Create & manipulate named ranges. - Populate worksheets through Smart Markers. Read & Write Excel Files ---------------------------- [](#read--write-excel-files) **Microsoft Excel:** XLS, XLSX, XLSB, XLTX, XLTM, XLSM, XML **OpenOffice:** ODS **Text:** CSV, Tab-Delimited, TXT, JSON **Web:** HTML, MHTML Save Excel Files As ------------------- [](#save-excel-files-as) **Fixed Layout:** PDF, XPS **Images:** JPEG, PNG, BMP, SVG, TIFF, GIF, EMF **Text:** CSV, Tab-Delimited, JSON, SQL, XML Getting Started with Aspose.Cells for PHP via Java -------------------------------------------------- [](#getting-started-with-asposecells-for-php-via-java) Aspose.Cells for PHP via Java consists of 2 individual parts, the script wrapper (aspose.cells.php) and Aspose.Cells for Java. These components communicate via PHP/Java Bridge whereas both require separate environments & processes for execution. ### Prerequisites [](#prerequisites) 1. JDK 2. PHP/Java Bridge 3. Web Server like Tomcat 4. PHP ### Installation [](#installation) 1. Install Tomcat on any location such as `\java\apache-tomcat-9.0.24`. 2. Copy JavaBridge.war to `webapps` folder of Tomcat such as `\java\apache-tomcat-9.0.24\webapps`. 3. Copy aspose-cells-xx.x.jar, bcpkix-jdk15on-xxx.jar and bcprov-jdk15on-xxx.jar to `lib` folder such as `\java\apache-tomcat-9.0.24\lib`. 4. Run `\bin\startup.bat`, JavaBridge.war will be deployed to `\java\apache-tomcat-9.0.24\webapps\JavaBridge`. 5. Test to ensure that PHP works fine. 6. Copy aspose.cells.php and example.php to `\java\apache-tomcat-9.0.24\webapps\JavaBridge`. 7. Open or create your own PHP file as follows. You will find the Jar and PHP library in `vendor/aspose/cells` folder. ### Create Excel XLSX File from Scratch using PHP [](#create-excel-xlsx-file-from-scratch-using-php) ``` ``` ### Convert Excel XLSX File to PDF using PHP [](#convert-excel-xlsx-file-to-pdf-using-php) ``` ``` [Product Page](https://products.aspose.com/cells/php-java) | [Documentation](https://docs.aspose.com/cells/phpjava/) | [API Reference](https://apireference.aspose.com/cells/php) | [Code Examples](https://github.com/aspose-cells/Aspose.Cells-for-Java) | [Blog](https://blog.aspose.com/category/cells/) | [Free Support](https://forum.aspose.com/c/cells) | [Temporary License](https://purchase.aspose.com/temporary-license) ### Health Score 50 — FairBetter than 95% of packages Maintenance84 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity24 Limited adoption so far Community15 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity64 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 70.2% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. 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Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~48 days Recently: every ~90 days Total 46 Last Release 84d ago Major Versions 21.12 → 22.12022-01-12 22.12 → 23.12023-01-11 23.12 → 24.12024-01-11 24.10 → 25.12025-01-17 25.10 → 26.12026-01-15 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/32087729?v=4)[AsposeCloud](/maintainers/AsposeCloud)[@asposecloud](https://github.com/asposecloud) ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4221549?v=4)[Aspose](/maintainers/aspose)[@Aspose](https://github.com/Aspose) --- Top Contributors [![nickliuaspose](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/74037786?v=4)](https://github.com/nickliuaspose "nickliuaspose (40 commits)")[![duojieyangaspose](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/68002162?v=4)](https://github.com/duojieyangaspose "duojieyangaspose (7 commits)")[![babar-raza](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1225645?v=4)](https://github.com/babar-raza "babar-raza (6 commits)")[![saudaspose](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/66734729?v=4)](https://github.com/saudaspose "saudaspose (3 commits)")[![farooqsheikhpk](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1773119?v=4)](https://github.com/farooqsheikhpk "farooqsheikhpk (1 commits)") --- Tags jsonpdfxmlconvertsqlhtmlexcelxlsxlsxcsvsvgmarkdowndocxOOXMLspreadsheetodsjpgnumberspptxxlsmXPSXLSBSpreadSheetMLExcel to PDFMHTML ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/aspose-cells/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/aspose-cells/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/aspose-cells) ``` ### Alternatives [gotenberg/gotenberg-php A PHP client for interacting with Gotenberg, a developer-friendly API for converting numerous document formats into PDF files, and more! 3856.2M31](/packages/gotenberg-gotenberg-php)[nilgems/laravel-textract A Laravel package to extract text from files like DOC, XL, Image, Pdf and more. 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