Codeigniter + PHPExcel

How to Generate Excel File in Codeigniter using PHPExcel

This code was originally written by [Webslesson.](https://www.webslesson.info/2017/04/generate-excel-file-in-codeigniter-using-phpexcel.html)

Versions

Application used for creating the system.

	Developer	Version #
CodeIgniter	EllisLab	3.2.0
PHPExcel	PHPOffice	1.8.1
PHP	PHP	5.6

Steps

Steps:

1. Download PhpExcel File on this link https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPExcel
2. Extract the file and open the ./Classes folder
3. Inside the ./Classes/ folder copy ./PHPExcel folder and PHPExcel.php file
4. Paste the file inside your codeigniter app ./application/libraries/ folder
5. The next steps will be creating of php files..

Create files and folders

application/libraries/Excel.php

<?php if (!defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');

require_once('PHPExcel.php');

class Excel extends PHPExcel
{
	public function __construct()
	{
		parent::__construct();
	}
}

application/libraries/IOFactory.php

<?php if (!defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');

require_once('PHPExcel/IOFactory.php');

class IOFactory extends PHPExcel_IOFactory
{
	public function __construct()
	{
		parent::__construct();
	}
}

application/controllers/Excel_export.php

<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
class Report extends CI_Controller {
	public function __construct()
	{
		parent::__construct();
		$this->load->library("excel");

	}
	public function index()
	{
		$object = new PHPExcel();
		$object->setActiveSheetIndex(0);

		$object->getActiveSheet()->setCellValueByColumnAndRow(0, 2, 'Sample Text');

		$object_writer = PHPExcel_IOFactory::createWriter($object, 'Excel5');
		header('Content-Type: application/vnd.ms-excel');
		header('Content-Disposition: attachment;filename="Employee Data.xls"');
		$object_writer->save('php://output');
	}

}

:) Thanks!