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url: https://docs.laravel-excel.com/2.1/getting-started/requirements.md
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# Requirements

* PHP version >= 5.3.7
* Laravel >= 4.1
* PHPOffice PHPExcel >= 1.8.0 (included by composer.json)
* PHP extension php_zip enabled (required if you need PHPExcel to handle .xlsx .ods or .gnumeric files)
* PHP extension php_xml enabled
* PHP extension php_gd2 enabled (optional, but required for exact column width autocalculation)