Cookbook

The installation of phpxlsx in a project that works with Composer can be manual or using a private repository with GitHub, Bitbucket or any other distributed version control system.

In order to use a private repository with GitHub or Bitbucket, you have to generate and use an SSH key:

• GitHub: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40619393/how-to-add-private-github-repository-as-composer-dependency
• Bitbucket: https://dev.to/minompi/using-a-bitbucket-private-repository-in-your-projects-24j9

To perform a manual integration just follow these easy steps:

• 1- Copy the content of the phpxlsx package in the folder vendor/phpxlsx.
• 2- Open the file composer.json. Add the following classmap in the autoload section:
  "vendor/phpxlsx/Classes/Phpxlsx"

In a Symfony 2 and Symfony 3 clean installation, the section should look like this:

In a Symfony 4, Symfony 5 and Symfony 6 clean installation, the section should look like this:

• 3- Update the autoloader of Composer:

Now, with these three easy steps completed, you can work with phpxlsx.

As an example, let's create a XLSX in a controller, and then save it in a public folder with the name output.xlsx: