How to Import CSV and excel files in laravel

To import and export CSV and EXCEL file in laravel Maatwebsite provide a package. Maatwebsite laravel package allows you to easily import and export CSV and EXCEL files from your Eloquent Models. Let’s start with an example:-

How to install

If you want to install the package via composer run below command.

composer require maatwebsite/excel

Now we need to configure app.php file. So open your confige/app.php file and change following code:-

'providers' => [
....
'Maatwebsite\Excel\ExcelServiceProvider',
],
'aliases' => [
....
'Excel' => 'Maatwebsite\Excel\Facades\Excel',
],

After set the configuration in your confige/app.php file run following command :

php artisan vendor:publish

Now we have to create a route for generating csv and excel file.

Route::post(‘importcsv’, ‘VrsoftcoderController@importCSV’);

Route::post(‘importexcel’, ‘VrsoftcoderController@importExcel’);

Now create VrsoftcoderController.php file in app/Http/Controllers folders look like.

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use App\Http\Requests;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Input;
use App\Post;
use DB;
use Session;
use Excel;

class VrsoftcoderController extends Controller
{

public function importExcelFile(Request $request)
{

if($request->hasFile('import_file')){
Excel::load($request->file('import_file')->getRealPath(), function ($reader) {
foreach ($reader->toArray() as $key => $row) {
$data['title'] = $row['title'];
$data['description'] = $row['description'];

if(!empty($data)) {
DB::table('post')->insert($data);
}
}
});
}

Session::put('success', 'Youe file successfully import in database');

return back();
}

public function importCSVFile(Request $request)
{
if($request->hasFile('import_file')){
Excel::load($request->file('import_file')->getRealPath(), function ($reader) {
foreach ($reader->toArray() as $key => $row) {
$data['title'] = $row['title'];
$data['description'] = $row['description'];

if(!empty($data)) {
DB::table('post')->insert($data);
}
}
});
}

Session::put('success', 'Youe file successfully import in database.');

return back();
}

}

To generate CSV and EXCEL file in laravel fllow the below insructions.

Create a route for generating csv and excel file.

Route::get('generatecsv', 'VrsoftcoderController@generateCSV');

Route::get('generateexcel', 'VrsoftcoderController@generateExcel');

Now create VrsoftcoderController.php file in app/Http/Controllers folders look like.

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use App\Http\Requests;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Input;
use App\Post;
use DB;
use Session;
use Excel;

class VrsoftcoderController extends Controller
{

public function generateExcelFile()
{
$ExcelDataArray = array("name","DOB",'email',"phone");
$type = "xls";

return Excel::create('laravelexcel', function($excel) use ($data) {
$excel->sheet('mySheet', function($sheet) use ($data)
{
$sheet->fromArray($ExcelDataArray);
});
})->download($type);
}

public function generateCSVFile()
{
$ExcelDataArray = array("name","DOB",'email',"phone");
$type = "csv";

return Excel::create('laravelexcel', function($excel) use ($data) {
$excel->sheet('mySheet', function($sheet) use ($data)
{
$sheet->fromArray($ExcelDataArray);
});
})->download($type);
}

}

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