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piyush/excel-importer
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A lightweight PHP package to import Excel files (.xlsx and .xls) with data type support

v1.0.1(5mo ago)00MITPHPPHP >=7.2

Since Jan 16Pushed 5mo agoCompare

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Excel Importer
==============

[](#excel-importer)

A lightweight PHP package to import Excel files (.xlsx and .xls) with data type support.

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Features
--------

[](#features)

- **Read .xlsx files** (Office Open XML format - Excel 2007+)
- **Read .xls files** (BIFF format - Excel 97-2003)
- **Data type detection**: strings, numbers, dates, booleans
- **Date conversion**: Automatic Excel date to PHP DateTime conversion
- **No external dependencies**: Pure PHP implementation
- **PHP 7.2+ compatible**
- **Memory efficient**: Reads files on demand
- **Simple API**: Easy to use fluent interface

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP >= 7.2
- ext-zip (for .xlsx files)
- ext-xml or ext-simplexml (for XML parsing)

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Install via Composer:

```
composer require piyush/excel-importer
```

Quick Start
-----------

[](#quick-start)

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