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Create CSV File in PHP

High-speed PHP library for creating CSV file. This is a professional software solution to import and export XLSX, PDF, and many other formats using PHP.

Create CSV File Using PHP

How to create CSV file? With Aspose.Cells for PHP via Java library, you can easily create CSV file programmatically with a few lines of code. Aspose.Cells for PHP via Java is capable of building cross-platform applications with the ability to generate, modify, convert, render and print all Excel files. PHP Excel API not only convert between spreadsheet formats, it can also render Excel files as images, PDF, HTML, ODS, CSV, SVG, JSON, WORD, PPT and more, thus making it a perfect choice to exchange documents in industry-standard formats.

How to Create CSV in PHP

It is easy for the developers to create, load, modify and convert CSV files within running different reporting applications for data processing in just a few lines of code.

  1. Install ‘Aspose.Cells for PHP via Java’.
  2. Add a library reference (import the library) to your PHP project.
  3. Create an instance of Workbook class.
  4. Access the relevant worksheet using getWorksheets.get() method.
  5. Select the relevant cell, input the value into the desired cell using the cell name, like A1, B3, etc.
  6. Save the workbook as CSV format using the save() method.
 

Sample code shows how to create CSV file in PHP.


require_once("Java.inc");
require_once("lib/aspose.cells.php");

use aspose\cells;
use aspose\cells\Workbook;


$workbook = new Workbook();
$sheets = $workbook->getWorksheets();
$cells = $sheets->get(0)->getCells();

// Add relevant content in the cell
$cells->get("A1")->putValue("ColumnA");
$cells->get("B1")->putValue("ColumnB");
$cells->get("A2")->putValue("ValueA");
$cells->get("B2")->putValue("ValueB");


// Save the workbook as CSV file
$workbook->save("Excel.csv"); 
 

PHP library to create CSV file

There are three options to install “Aspose.Cells for PHP via Java” onto your system. Please choose one that resembles your needs and follow the step-by-step instructions:

  1. Install Aspose.Cells for PHP via Java in Windows. See Documentation
  2. Install Aspose.Cells for PHP via Java in Linux. See Documentation
  3. Install Aspose.Cells for PHP via Java in macOS. See Documentation

System Requirements

Aspose.Cells for PHP via Java is platform independent API and can be used on any platform (Windows, Linux, MacOS etc.) where PHP 7 or greater versions is installed. The machine must have Oracle JDK 7 or greater versions before setting up the installation.

CSV What is CSV File Format?

Files with .csv (Comma Separated Values) extension represent plain text files that contain records of data with comma separated values. Each line in a CSV file is a new record from the set of records contained in the file. Such files are generated when data transfer is intended from one storage system to another. Since all applications can recognize records separated by comma, import of such data files to database is done very conveniently. Almost all spreadsheet applications such as Microsoft Excel or OpenOffice Calc can import CSV without much effort. Data imported from such files is arranged in cells of a spreadsheet for representation to user.

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Other Supported Spreadsheet Generation

You can also create other Microsoft Excel formats including few listed below.

XLS (Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet (Legacy))
XLSX (Open XML Workbook)
XLSB (Excel Binary Workbook)
XLSM (Macro-enabled Spreadsheet)
XLT (Excel 97 - 2003 Template)
XLTX (Excel Template)
XLTM (Excel Macro-Enabled Template)
CSV (Comma Separated Values)
TSV (Tab Separated Values)
ODS (OpenDocument Spreadsheet)
PDF (Portable Document Format)
HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language)