# Installation

Require this package in your composer.json and update composer. This will download the package and PHPExcel of PHPOffice.

"maatwebsite/excel": "~1.3"

"maatwebsite/excel": "~2.1.0"

After updating composer, add the ServiceProvider to the providers array in app/config/app.php

Maatwebsite\Excel\ExcelServiceProvider::class,

You can use the facade for shorter code. Add this to your aliasses:

'Excel' => Maatwebsite\Excel\Facades\Excel::class,

The class is binded to the ioC as excel

$excel = App::make('excel');