CSV to XLS using PHP

The PHP library for converting Csv documents to Excel files.

CSV to XLS features

The PHP SDK for converting comma-separated values CSV file to Excel XLS file.

File conversion library for PHP

ConvertAPI provides a PHP library that allows you to perform a CSV to XLS conversion with just a few lines of code. Convert CSV to XLS documents using PHP programming language with no effort at all!

        Execute the following command in your project root:
    
composer require convertapi/convertapi-php

Or install it manually using ConvertApi autoloader:

Following extensions are required: curl & json

require_once('/path/to/convertapi-php/lib/ConvertApi/autoload.php');

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How To Convert CSV to XLS using PHP?

You can convert CSV to XLS in a few simple steps:

Obtain your secret key by signing up for a free account.
Install the ConvertAPI library for PHP
Set up the CSV to XLS conversion using our live demo tool
Copy-paste the auto-generated code snippet into your project!

CSV to XLS - complete code snippet for PHP

Once you have your authentication in place, simply copy-paste this csv to xls conversion code snippet into your PHP project:

// Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI JavaScript Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-js

// Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI Node.js Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-nodejs

// Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI PHP Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-php

// Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI Java Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-java

// Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI C# Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-dotnet

# Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI Ruby Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-ruby

# Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI Python Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-python

// Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI Go Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-go

REM Code snippet is using the command line utility program: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-cli

Try the conversion online - no coding required!

You can try out advanced conversion parameters and test the conversion result online using our interactive demo tool. This tool will produce the same conversion output as if you were using the library from your solution, and it will auto-generate the code snippet for you!

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Conversion parameters

CellType Collection

Set Excel cell type, if set as text the date and number format will be the same as in CSV file.

Values: general text

Delimiter String

Set fields separator.