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phpexcel/phpexcel
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DEPRECATED! Use phpoffice/phpexcel instead.

v1.7.7(13y ago)10361.3k1GNUPHP >5.2.0

Since May 7Compare

[ Source](https://github.com/ddeboer/phpexcel)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/phpexcel/phpexcel)[ Docs](http://phpexcel.codeplex.com)[ RSS](/packages/phpexcel-phpexcel/feed)WikiDiscussions Synced 1mo ago

READMEChangelogDependenciesVersions (3)Used By (1)

### README not available

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###  Health Score

33

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LowBetter than 74% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity32

Limited adoption so far

Community5

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

Maturing project, gaining track record

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 ~119 days

Total

2

Last Release

4994d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/54c045456672a15a85dd65e79418d0f3375322df38ac4dedb5d66487d86ab592?d=identicon)[ddeboer](/maintainers/ddeboer)

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Tags

excelxls

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