# Installation
# Requirements
- PHP:
^7.2\|^8.0
- Laravel:
^5.8
- PhpSpreadsheet:
^1.21
- PHP extension
php_zip
enabled - PHP extension
php_xml
enabled - PHP extension
php_gd2
enabled - PHP extension
php_iconv
enabled - PHP extension
php_simplexml
enabled - PHP extension
php_xmlreader
enabled - PHP extension
php_zlib
enabled
# Installation
Require this package in the composer.json
of your Laravel project. This will download the package and PhpSpreadsheet.
composer require "maatwebsite/excel:^3.1"
If installing your receive the following error
Your requirements could not be resolved to an installable set of packages.
Problem 1
- Root composer.json requires maatwebsite/excel 3.1 -> satisfiable by maatwebsite/excel[3.1.0].
- maatwebsite/excel 3.1.0 requires php ^7.0 -> your php version (8.2.8) does not satisfy that requirement.
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You can try simply to install without the caret
composer require maatwebsite/excel
If you don't get the latest version or run into more composer errors, please make sure you have installed all required PHP extensions like zip, gd, etc.
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,
]
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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,
]
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To publish the config, run the vendor publish command:
php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Maatwebsite\Excel\ExcelServiceProvider" --tag=config
This will create a new config file named config/excel.php
.
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