PHP :: File Exporting To Excel

Exporting DB Results (or Flat File) To An Excel File
I have two scripts, neither of which have been written, that will need to collect user information. They will either write to a flat file or to a MySQL DB, and I need a way for an administrator to grab an Excel file based on this data.

First, no more than 100 people are expected to sign up, so flat file is certainly viable. Do you recommend I use DB or flat file?

Second, based on your recommendation, how should I go about exporting the user data to an Excel file? There will be about ten form fields per registration to give you an idea.

Exporting To Excel
I followed the really cool how to at http://www.phpfreaks.com/tutorials/114/0.php but I had to change some things to get it to stop giving me errors. After I did that It seemed to work great but it put everything into one cell in the excel document. Code:

Exporting Mysql To Csv Or Excel Via PHP
Hi, I need to know how to write a php code how to export the mysql database into CSV or Excel or ISO 20001 format. or if you know any tutorial site for it.

Exporting Data To MS Excel
How to export data to xls file using PHP? Is it possible to edit a
look of document (like cell size, borders etc.) ?

Exporting Database To Excel (via Website, NOT PhpMyAdmin)?
I know via phpMyAdmin I can export my database in Microsoft Excel 2000 format, and can check a box to 'Create field names as first row', but it doesn't give me the php code used to achieve this. I need to have a page on a website so the administrators will be able to do this for themselves, does anyone know if this is possible?

Exporting Data From Mysql Using Php In Excel Form..?
I have a table in mysql wich contain a sim_number field which is 19 digit unsigned number. i have designed a script using php headear command for exporting data as excel. It is working but with the follwoing problem.
Since sim_number is 19 digit number when it get exported as .xls file. now when that .xls file is opened, excel automatically detect this sim_number as number and , since excel can store only 15 digit in number format it converts its last 4 digits to zeros.

Is there any way to get this sim_number exported as text so that excel store complete 19 digit number in text format. I cannot attach some charctor to this sim_number because of restricion on file format.

Exporting To An XML File
I grabbed a web page and had it extract only the links between certain line numbers. Now I want to take that output and export it to an XML file in a format of my choosing. For example:

<a href="mysite.com">This is my site</a>

Would export to:

<link>mysite.com</link>
<description>
This is my site
</description>

I will then take that XML file and output it as HTML, however I already have this bit accomplished.

Exporting Csv File
I'm having issues getting all the information from 3-4 databases into one
csv file.. What easy thing am I missing this time?

header("Content-type: application/octet-stream");
header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=export.csv");
header("Pragma: no-cache");
header("Expires: 0");
$select = "SELECT * FROM ordersCopy O, orders_products P, orders_total Q
WHERE O.orders_id=P.orders_id OR O.orders_id=Q.orders_id AND
orders_status=Ɖ'";

$export = mysql_query($select);
$count = mysql_num_fields($export);
for ($i = 0; $i < $count; $i++) {
$header .= mysql_field_name($export, $i)." ";
}
while($row = mysql_fetch_row($export)) {
$line = ''
foreach($row as $value) {
if ((!isset($value)) OR ($value == "")) {
$value = " ";
} else {
$value = str_replace('"', '""', $value);
$value = '"' . $value . '"' . " ";
}
$line .= $value;
}
$data .= trim($line)."
";
}
$data = str_replace("
", "", $data);
if ($data == "") {
$data = "
(0) Records Found!
";
}
print "$header
$data";

Exporting From Db To Text File
I have the following sql statement that works from phpmyadmin and from the MySQL command line, but not php. The resultant $sql variable is the following:

$sql=select logrecno, county, sumlev
into outfile "/tmp/census.txt"
fields terminated by ','
lines terminated by ""
from sf1_msageo
where sf1_msageo.county=97 and sf1_msageo.sumlev=140

$result=mysql_query($sql); The query executes, returns no messages, and does not create a file. Any idea as to what I'm doing wrong?

Exporting MySQL Database To File Using PHP
I want to export my database to a file that is hosted on the same server. I got this script from somewhere, but it doesnt work. Most likely because I cannot access mysql command thru the shell_exec() command, however, I am able to use the wget command thru the shell...

Here's the code I was trying to use:

Exporting Search Results To A CSV File
I am about to start programming up a database, where the client requies the data exported to a CSV file for use in mail merge documents etc.

What I would like to know is, if they run a query on the database, and only export five of the 10 fields in the table to the list, how would I go about reatining the field names on the first line of the CSV file?

Opening Excel File
Have one link for opening a excel file, the file is opening is perfectly. my issue is i need to open that excel file without prompting window like open or save the file. it has to open directly after clicking the link as like pdf file. i used the following header file but no use.

header('Content-Type: application/msexcel');
header('Content-Disposition: inline; filename=docfmc2006.xls');
header("Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary");

Read An Excel File ?
Does anybody know how to read a Microsoft Excel file from PHP?

Writing To The Excel File
What would be the best way to write to an excel file from PHP and also append the same excel file. Say on the click of a form I want the information to be appended to the excel file.

Csv File Gives Errors In Excel?
Ive created a script that generates a csv file on the webserver, whereafter the user can download it, in order to open it in Excel. Excel gives the following error:

1) cannot read record 1
2) File myfile.csv is not a valid SYLK format.

I really don't know whats wrong. The first 3 rows look like this of the csv file look like this:

ID;Relationname;City;Article;Period;Startdate;Amount;Price;Total;Interval
1300;Restaurant BeauBeaty;London;LTP1;quater;01-08-1999;1;12.50;300.00;200308-200507
1303;Café Blue moon;Leeds;LTP1;year;01-08-1999;1;0.00;358.80;200308-200507

Anyone a clue why Excel doesnt want to read this? (It won't even read the 3 lines only, after deleting the other rows)

Hyperlink To An Excel File
I have a hyperlink to an Excel spreadsheet but I'm having a bit of trouble with it. My first problem was that IE6 integrates Excel into the IE window when you click an Excel link. I overcame that by having a dummy Excel file run that had VBA code to launch the real application in a new window. That's probably too much info, but there it is.

Moving on. My problem is the users will be opening up this VBA Excel application of mine from our Intranet. When they click on the link, the dummy Excel file runs, that in turn launches the real application and all is well and good. Except for one thing. When the user is done or goes back to the IE Intranet window where they launched the application, this is the error that is displayed:

The page cannot be displayed: The page you are looking for is currently unavailable. The Web site might be experiencing technical difficulties, or you may need to adjust your browser settings.

My two solutions were to either have the link do two things simulatenously. You would click on the app link and it would run the application and it would also reload the Intranet home page. My second solution was to have them click the link and then it would go back to the previous page they were on all in the same click procedure/event/whatever. Code:

File Excel Not Recognized
When I upload an excel file, PHP does not recognize the type of this
file:

echo $HTTP_POST_FILES['file']['type'] ;

returns: application/octet-stream
Whereas a word file returns: application/msword

Do you know if there is anyway to get the type of a excel file ?

Excel CSV File For Download
how to create excel CSV file for download ?

Open Excel File In PHP
How to open Excel worksheet in browser.

Making An Excel File
Is it possible to write PHP code to convert a MYSQL table into an excel file and store it on the server so that the user can download it? If so how?? Basically do the export command..

How To Open An Excel File Through PHP
I am writing a script to automate a reporting process. One of my steps (the last step i need to figure out) is openening an Excel document through the script. When i manually open it and i see it on the screen, it works fine - that is... it does the data connects and runs the macro's. Code:

Problem Loading CSV File Right Into Excel
I am having a problem getting Microsoft Excel to load a CSV file I generate from PHP. I am using Apache, and PHP. Here is the code section I use (I got it from another thread on this site):

Excel File Parser By Zakkis
I'm trying to use the 'Excel Parser PRO' by company called Zakkis to import an excel file directly into the MySQL database. I keep getting an 'open_basedir restriction' error when I try to import it.

What are some common fixes to this error?

I've used this plugin before on other websites, and none have had this issue.

Word/Excel File Generation
Is it possible to generate word/excel files in PHP ? with a template
file ?...

It is possible in Java so I guess it is possible in PHP to. I allready
know how to do PDF...

EXCEL File Up/download Management
I need to make a PHP script where you can: Download a file and at the same time make it impossible for other to download the same file before it has been uploaded and released by the 'uploader' again. In this way you can secure that only one can make changes to the file at a time.

I have tried several uploader/downloader and file manager PHP scripts - but none has the above described functionality.

- The file, which needs to be uploaded/downloaded, is an EXCEL file.
- An issue is determining whether or not someone is already downloading the file.
- An other issue is how to regulate that only the 'one' who has downloaded the EXCEL file is also allowed to (modify and) upload it again. You might have a person, which has an old version of the EXCEL file, which just try to upload without knowing that another person has downloaded the file in the meantime.

Attach Excel File With Mail
Can someone please help me with attaching an excel file with mail.

Generate And Email Excel File
Is this possible without having to first create a physical file on the server?

Show Data From Excel File
My clients want to upload some excel file and want to view data in their site from those excel files. They may update the excel files regularly and the content of the dynamic page should be changed according to the excel files.

Is there any way to connect excel files using php? I'm planning to store the data of excel files into mysql database when they upload the files from browser's interface.

Adding A Row To An Existing Excel File
I would appreciate inputs on adding a new row to an existing excel file from php.

Excel File Imported Into MySQL
I have a Excel sheet, you can save this sheet as a wide range of extensions, the main one being .xls, but you can also do .txt tab delimited , html, .cvs, etc.... I'm very new to PHP and SQL. I'm trying to grab several columns of values, with like 200 rows. Each Column is labeled say - Model - Manufacturer - Name - Item # - Serial # etc... with each row under it displaying the info for that item.

Is there any way I can take that excel sheet and import it into the MySQL database or PHP?? I'm very new, so a very detailed explanation would be of GREAT assistance. Thank you allot in advanced, this will save me 3 hours of work for something that might be done in 10 minutes.

Remove The Space When I Get Value From Excel File
I has a excel import function, and will display out the value in each text box (col by col).

but if some of the fields got space, i cant removed the space;

for example:

in excel row 1 col A: _ _ 123; I want remove the space.

I try using str_replace and trim, also not work..

How To Format Data In A File Which Will Be Open In Excel?
I am trying to generate a file with php from a database extract that i would like to be open in excel.

What i need is to format the content of the file in CSV i guess. The 'fgetcsv()' can do the job by formating the content of an existing file.

Is there an other option than to create a file with my database content, save it on the server and open/format it with 'fgetcsv()'?

Import The Excel File Into Sybase Database
want's to know how to import the excel file into Sybase database & do some manupulation within the database & save the data back to excel file through Visual Basic.

Pass Through Excel File With Curl, IE Problem
I'd like to pass through an Excel file from one server, (one secret
password) to a user (different passwords). I thought I had duplicated
the headers:

$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL,$url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_USERAGENT, $user_agent);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER,1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, FALSE);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 100);

$result=curl_exec ($ch);
curl_close ($ch);

$headerend = 0;
while (!$headerend){
$x = strpos($result, "
");
if ($x == 0){
$headerend = 1;
}else{
header (substr($result, 0, $x+1));
$result = substr($result, $x+2);
}
}
print substr($result,2);
die();

but I always have Excel opening and saying: Could not open file
http://mydomain/file/php?p1=x&p2=y

Goes fine with Firefox 0.8 at least, so I assume IE is also taking the
..php ending into account.

Import Excel File Into MySQL Database
I am relatively new in this field, and one of my first challenge is the following :

Importing an Excel file, containings URL, into a MySQL database.

It must be the simplest process possible for the end user, avoiding as far as
possible all steps of converting and/or transforming files.
Of course, we want to preserve the identity of the URL.

Import Excel File To Mysql Database
i want to import excel file into mysql database .

Importing Excel File Into Mysql Database
I need help regarding importing excel file into mysql database.I am using PHP 5.0.2, mysql 4.2.13. I need code for importing excel file into mysql database and what will be the steps for it.

Saving Query Results As Excel File
One of the users of my web site wants to save the results of a query as an excel or csv file. What is the best way to allow the user to do this using php?

Create A Button To Export A Mysql Table To An Excel File.
Does anyone have the code that creates a link, and on click, takes a specified table in my database and exports and downloads an excel file?

Mysql To Excel And Then Email The Excel Doc
I have a good working code for making a excel doc. on the fly. He send the file to the screen and you can save it directly. But I dont want it to send it to the screen but that he save it on the server and EMAILS it to someone. I'm searching and trying to get it work for 3 days, but no luck. I hope you guys can help me out.

This is the code I use the make an excel doc.

$select = "SELECT * FROM dagrapport WHERE dagrapportid='$dagrapportid'";
$result = mysql_query($select);
$datum = mysql_result($result,0,'datum');
$medewerkernummer = mysql_result($result,0,'medewerkernummer');
$export = mysql_query($select);
$fields = mysql_num_fields($export);
$kop = "";
$data = "";
for ($i = 0; $i < $fields; $i++) {
$kop .= mysql_field_name($export, $i) . " ";
}

while($row = mysql_fetch_row($export)) {
$line = ''
foreach($row as $value) {
if ((!isset($value)) OR ($value == "")) {
$value = " ";
} else {
$value = str_replace('"', '""', $value);
$value = '"' . $value . '"' . " ";
}
$line .= $value;
}
$data .= trim($line)."
";
}
$data = str_replace("
","",$data);

if ($data == "") {
$data = "
(0) Records Found!
";
}

header("Content-type: application/x-msexcel");
header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=dagrapport-$datum-$medewerkernummer.xls");
header("Pragma: no-cache");
header("Expires: 0");
print "$kop
$data";

Php To Excel : Can You Format The Excel Sheet?
I can create a file to download to excel, but I would like to know if you can bold the excel sheet or make headers and change the width of the cells. If not feel free to say impossible in php.

CSV Exporting
I created the csv file, but it only shows the last record in my db. How can I make it show all of the records? Here's the code:

Exporting A Database
developed a php project using mysql as the database.i work on a win-nt machine....how do i export my database to the host server which runs linux???

PHP Exporting To Quickbooks
I am working on a web-based payroll application (PHP/MySQL of course) that needs to be able to dump each employee's information in to a Quickbooks formatted file for payroll processing.

I have done this several times exporting to a tab/comma deliminated text file (usually MS Excel), but I was wondering if anyone could see any reason why it could not be done the same way (assuming that Quickbooks uses a a tab/comma file structure) for Quickbooks??? If it can be done would I use the same mechanics as I would for Excel (changing the file type meta tag)?

Database Exporting
Quite by accident, I found the mysqldump utility, that comes with MySQL,
which dumps/backsup a database, table, or record. It looks very versatile!

Does PHP have a way to export records of a MySQL database? Anything that
does the same independent of the database used?

Database Exporting
As part of the CMS that I've written, I would like to give users the ability
to backup their own databases. Is there any way that this can be done with
PHP? What I'd like is for them to click a link and for it to create a txt
file and open the "Save as" dialog box so that they can save it off to their
hard drive.

Exporting Mysql
there is a function in phpmyadmin that exports all the data etc from a mysql
database to an sql text document, or Excel File.

I would like to know if there is an inherent way of doing this without
phpmyadmin. - straight through php.

Exporting From MySQL To .csv Using PHP
I'm sort of new to PHP. I am using the following code to retrieve a
column from a database and to put all of the results into a .csv
file. This allows creates a .csv file, but only lists the first
result from the database. It is not returning all of the rows. I
know the issue is somewhere in my "foreach" but I'm not sure where.

<?php

$selectSql = "SELECT artist_name FROM lounge_products";
$selects = $db->getAll($selectSql);

foreach($selects as $select) {

$content = $select[artist_name].",";

}

Header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=export.csv");
print $content;
?>

File Exporting To Excel

This code exports data from my DB into an Excel file by using " " as the delimiter. It runs through the script over and over until it's done creating an Excel file with columns of data, but is there a way that I can add a value to the beginning of the script - thereby naming the columns? Code: