[Bug]: /usr/share/nginx/html/storage/framework/cache/laravel-excel/laravel-excel-1psS0VMO9G0yPaBxMh62mwjJyCePqZAD.html is an Invalid HTML file.

[al3xanderSL]

Is the bug applicable and reproducable to the latest version of the package and hasn't it been reported before?

• Yes, it's still reproducable

What version of Laravel Excel are you using?

3.1.51

What version of Laravel are you using?

10

What version of PHP are you using?

8.3

Describe your issue

I am having this error sometimes when I want to download an excel : /usr/share/nginx/html/storage/framework/cache/laravel-excel/laravel-excel-1psS0VMO9G0yPaBxMh62mwjJyCePqZAD.html is an Invalid HTML file.
I dont know why but sometimes it downloads me an excel with kb or not it depends i don´t know why too and other times it returns the error I have mentioned before.

How can the issue be reproduced?

my code is quite extensive so im going to show you just some parts of it.

the way I download it in my controller is like this :

 $response =  Excel::download(new GenerateXls($request['itemId'],$request['view'],$request['onlycovlocations'],$name),
                     'Disponible '.$request['itemId'].' '.Carbon::now()->format('Y:m:d').' '.Carbon::now()->format('h:i:s').'.xlsx');

Then part of the GeneratXls class is:

namespace App\Services\ItemOnHand;

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
use Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
use Maatwebsite\Excel\Concerns\FromView;
use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Style\Fill;
use Maatwebsite\Excel\Concerns\WithStyles;
use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
use Maatwebsite\Excel\Concerns\ShouldAutoSize;
use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Worksheet\Worksheet;

class GenerateXls implements FromView,ShouldAutoSize,WithStyles,ShouldQueue
{
    public $nView;
    public $covLocation;
    public $itemId;
    public $name;
    public $groupName;
    public $status;
    public $item;
    public $date;

    public function __construct($id,$view,$covLocation,$name){
        $this->name = $name;
        $this->itemId = $id;
        $this->covLocation = $covLocation;
        $this->nView = $view;
        $this->item = $this->getItemData();
        $this->groupName =  $this->getGroupName();
        $this->status = $this->getStatus();
        $this->date = $this->getDate();
    }


    public function view(): View
    {
        return view('reports.item-on-hand.item-on-hand-report', ['type'=>'xls','id'=>$this->itemId,'nView'=> $this->nView,'covLocation'=> $this->covLocation,'name'=>$this->name]);
    }
}

Eventually, the only blade I have is this : 
  <p>{{ $name }}</p>

### What should be the expected behaviour?

At least the suspected outcome is to download the excel and dont retrieve that error.

[khbtechservices]

I ran into this issue when using a view formatted for a generic CSV. I had to update my view to be formatted as an HTML table as shown in the docs.

[patrickbrouwers]

Sounds like you Blade file generates invalid HTML, which PhpSpreadsheet cannot read. Please check your Blade file to make sure it's correct HTML