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

1.8.2(7y ago)0165↓100%LGPL-2.1PHPPHP ^5.2|^7.0

Since Jan 16Pushed 1y agoCompare

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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

35

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LowBetter than 80% of packages

Maintenance32

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community19

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity67

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 ~479 days

Recently: every ~994 days

Total

10

Last Release

482d ago

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

1.8.2PHP ^5.2|^7.0

1.8.x-devPHP ^5.2|^7.4

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

phpexcelxlsxlsxOpenXMLspreadsheet

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