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Ashutosh Agrawal
Courses Plus Student 1,242 PointsInsert Data from Excel Sheet to MySQL Database using PHP
Hello All,
I'm trying to build a web application which will require me to upload large amounts of data from excel spreadsheets on a repeated basis. I am making my application using PHP and MySQL.
I was wondering if anyone could point me to a tutorial/provide some hints regarding how I will be able to insert spreadsheet data into the MySQL Database using PHP.
Thanks in advance!
2 Answers
Ricky Catron
13,023 PointsYou could save the exel data as a CSV file thencheck out http://www.homeandlearn.co.uk/php/php10p6.html or google "read CSV file with php" for other solutions.
Robert Komaromi
11,926 PointsThis post is a bit old, but since I came here from a Google search I thought I would add an answer. If you need to work with Excel using PHP, you can check out PHPOffice's PHPExcel.
If you are using Laravel, take a look at this Laravel-Excel package - I have used it successfully in a web app I am developing.
Ashutosh Agrawal
Courses Plus Student 1,242 PointsAshutosh Agrawal
Courses Plus Student 1,242 PointsThanks for your input!
Ricky Catron
13,023 PointsRicky Catron
13,023 PointsHappy to help! I tried to find out how to do it in python for weeks before i found CSV format!