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betalabs/phpexcel
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PHPExcel - OpenXML - Read, Create and Write Spreadsheet documents in PHP - Spreadsheet engine

1.8.7(4y ago)027.7k↓13.9%2LGPL-2.1PHPPHP ^5.2|^7.0|^8.0

Since Jan 16Pushed 4y ago4 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/Betalabs/PHPExcel)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/betalabs/phpexcel)[ Docs](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPExcel)[ RSS](/packages/betalabs-phpexcel/feed)WikiDiscussions 1.8 Synced 1mo ago

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PHPExcel - DEAD
===============

[](#phpexcel---dead)

PHPExcel last version, 1.8.1, was released in 2015. The project was officially deprecated in 2017 and permanently archived in 2019.

The project has not be maintained for years and must not be used anymore. **All users must migrate** to its direct successor [PhpSpreadsheet](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet), or another alternative.

License
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[](#license)

PHPExcel is licensed under [LGPL (GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE)](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPExcel/blob/master/license.md)

###  Health Score

40

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FairBetter than 88% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity28

Limited adoption so far

Community23

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity77

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~217 days

Recently: every ~127 days

Total

15

Last Release

1764d ago

PHP version history (3 changes)1.7.9-rc1PHP &gt;=5.2.0

1.8.2PHP ^5.2|^7.0

1.8.7PHP ^5.2|^7.0|^8.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/5718a3a2c41de555560fde3279aaf122ce1584540c5f123e7661eaa3d79dba73?d=identicon)[diego-betalabs](/maintainers/diego-betalabs)

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Top Contributors

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Tags

phpexcelxlsxlsxOpenXMLspreadsheet

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