Import Excel data in Symfony database

Question

I\'m working on a project where I need to import Excel data to my Symfony database. But the problem is that I don\'t know how to do that. I tried with ExcelBundle. The proje

Answer 1

If you can get your excel spreadsheet into CSV format, there is a really good package that can deal with it!

Have a look at this: http://csv.thephpleague.com/9.0/

Here's their example showing how easy it is to get your table into the DB

prepare(
    "INSERT INTO users (firstname, lastname, email) VALUES (:firstname, :lastname, :email)"
);

$csv = Reader::createFromPath('/path/to/your/csv/file.csv')
    ->setHeaderOffset(0)
;

//by setting the header offset we index all records
//with the header record and remove it from the iteration

foreach ($csv as $record) {
    //Do not forget to validate your data before inserting it in your database
    $sth->bindValue(':firstname', $record['First Name'], PDO::PARAM_STR);
    $sth->bindValue(':lastname', $record['Last Name'], PDO::PARAM_STR);
    $sth->bindValue(':email', $record['E-mail'], PDO::PARAM_STR);
    $sth->execute();
}

Give it a try!