# Installation

# Requirements

• PHP: ^7.0
• Laravel: ^5.5
• PhpSpreadsheet: ^1.6
• PHP extension php_zip enabled
• PHP extension php_xml enabled
• PHP extension php_gd2 enabled

# Installation

Require this package in the composer.json of your Laravel project. This will download the package and PhpSpreadsheet.

composer require maatwebsite/excel

The Maatwebsite\Excel\ExcelServiceProvider is auto-discovered and registered by default.

If you want to register it yourself, add the ServiceProvider in config/app.php:

'providers' => [
    /*
     * Package Service Providers...
     */
    Maatwebsite\Excel\ExcelServiceProvider::class,
]

The Excel facade is also auto-discovered.

If you want to add it manually, add the Facade in config/app.php:

'aliases' => [
    ...
    'Excel' => Maatwebsite\Excel\Facades\Excel::class,
]

To publish the config, run the vendor publish command:

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Maatwebsite\Excel\ExcelServiceProvider"

This will create a new config file named config/excel.php.