In this example script, we will import members’ data from an Excel file in the database using PHP and MySQL.<\/p>\n
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- Upload Excel file with HTML and PHP.<\/li>\n
- Read and parse data from Excel files with PHP.<\/li>\n
- Insert data in the database with PHP and MySQL.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Create Database Table<\/h2>\n
To store the member’s data, a table is required in the database. The following SQL creates a
members<\/code> table with some basic fields in the MySQL database.<\/p>\nCREATE<\/span> TABLE<\/span> `members`<\/span> (\r\n `id`<\/span> int<\/span>(11<\/span>) NOT<\/span> NULL<\/span> AUTO_INCREMENT,\r\n `first_name`<\/span> varchar<\/span>(50<\/span>) COLLATE<\/span> utf8_unicode_ci NOT<\/span> NULL<\/span>,\r\n `last_name`<\/span> varchar<\/span>(50<\/span>) COLLATE<\/span> utf8_unicode_ci NOT<\/span> NULL<\/span>,\r\n `email`<\/span> varchar<\/span>(50<\/span>) COLLATE<\/span> utf8_unicode_ci NOT<\/span> NULL<\/span>,\r\n `phone`<\/span> varchar<\/span>(15<\/span>) COLLATE<\/span> utf8_unicode_ci DEFAULT<\/span> NULL<\/span>,\r\n `created`<\/span> datetime NOT<\/span> NULL<\/span>,\r\n `modified`<\/span> datetime NOT<\/span> NULL<\/span>,\r\n `status`<\/span> enum('Active'<\/span>,'Inactive'<\/span>) COLLATE<\/span> utf8_unicode_ci NOT<\/span> NULL<\/span> DEFAULT<\/span> 'Active'<\/span>,\r\n PRIMARY KEY<\/span> (`id`<\/span>)\r\n) ENGINE<\/span>=InnoDB<\/span> DEFAULT<\/span> CHARSET<\/span>=utf8 COLLATE<\/span>=utf8_unicode_ci;<\/pre>\nExcel File Format<\/h2>\n
Based on the database table structure, the Excel file should have these fields – First Name, Last Name, Email, Phone, and Status. To import the data from Excel file, the data format should be similar to the following screen.<\/p>\n
![\"sample-excel-file-format-import-codexworld\"](\"https:\/\/www.codexworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sample-excel-file-format-import-codexworld.png\")
<\/div>\nPhpSpreadsheet Library<\/h2>\n
We will use the PhpSpreadsheet library<\/b> to read Excel files and parse data. The PhpSpreadsheet is a PHP library that helps to parse data from spreadsheet file formats (.xls, .xlsx, etc).<\/p>\n
Use composer to install PhpSpreadsheet in the script folder.<\/p>\n
composer require phpoffice\/phpspreadsheet<\/pre>\n
Alternatively, you can use our source code to install PhpSpreadsheet without composer.<\/p>\n
Note that:<\/span> All the required files including the PhpSpreadsheet library are included in our source code, you do not require to install it separately.<\/p>\n
Before getting started, look at the file structure of the Excel data import in PHP<\/b> script.<\/p>\n
import_excel_data_with_php\/<\/span>\r\n\u251c\u2500\u2500 dbConnect.php\r\n\u251c\u2500\u2500 index.php\r\n\u251c\u2500\u2500 importData.php\r\n\u251c\u2500\u2500 vendor\/<\/span>\r\n\u251c\u2500\u2500 assets\/<\/span>\r\n \u2514\u2500\u2500 css\/<\/span>\r\n \u251c\u2500\u2500 bootstrap.min.css\r\n \u2514\u2500\u2500 style.css\r\n<\/pre>\nDatabase Configuration (dbConfig.php)<\/h2>\n
The
dbConfig.php<\/code> is used to connect and select the database. Specify the database host ($dbHost<\/code>), username ($dbUsername<\/code>), password ($dbPassword<\/code>), and name ($dbName<\/code>) as per your MySQL database credentials.<\/p>\n<?php
<\/span>\/\/ Database configuration
<\/span>$dbHost <\/span>= <\/span>\"localhost\"<\/span>;
<\/span>$dbUsername <\/span>= <\/span>\"root\"<\/span>;
<\/span>$dbPassword <\/span>= <\/span>\"root\"<\/span>;
<\/span>$dbName <\/span>= <\/span>\"codexworld_db\"<\/span>;
<\/span>\/\/ Create database connection
<\/span>$db <\/span>= new <\/span>mysqli<\/span>(<\/span>$dbHost<\/span>, <\/span>$dbUsername<\/span>, <\/span>$dbPassword<\/span>, <\/span>$dbName<\/span>);
<\/span>\/\/ Check connection
<\/span>if (<\/span>$db<\/span>-><\/span>connect_error<\/span>) {
die(<\/span>\"Connection failed: \" <\/span>. <\/span>$db<\/span>-><\/span>connect_error<\/span>);
}
<\/span>?><\/span><\/pre>\nExcel File Upload (index.php)<\/h2>\n
Initially, the existing member’s data is listed with the Excel file import option.<\/p>\n
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- Existing members’ data are fetched from the database and listed on the webpage.<\/li>\n
- An Import Excel button is placed at the top of the list.<\/li>\n
- By clicking the Import button, an HTML form appears to select and upload an Excel file.<\/li>\n
- On submission, the form is submitted to the server-side script (importData.php) to process the Excel data import functionality.<\/li>\n
- formToggle()<\/b> – It is a JavaScript function that helps to Show\/Hide the Excel file upload form. This function is triggered on the click event of the Import button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
If the form is already submitted,<\/p>\n
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- The status message is retrieved from the URL and the import status is displayed on the web page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<?php
<\/span>\/\/ Load the database configuration file
<\/span>include_once <\/span>'dbConfig.php'<\/span>;
<\/span>\/\/ Get status message
<\/span>if(!empty(<\/span>$_GET<\/span>[<\/span>'status'<\/span>])){
switch(<\/span>$_GET<\/span>[<\/span>'status'<\/span>]){
case <\/span>'succ'<\/span>:
<\/span>$statusType <\/span>= <\/span>'alert-success'<\/span>;
<\/span>$statusMsg <\/span>= <\/span>'Member data has been imported successfully.'<\/span>;
break;
case <\/span>'err'<\/span>:
<\/span>$statusType <\/span>= <\/span>'alert-danger'<\/span>;
<\/span>$statusMsg <\/span>= <\/span>'Something went wrong, please try again.'<\/span>;
break;
case <\/span>'invalid_file'<\/span>:
<\/span>$statusType <\/span>= <\/span>'alert-danger'<\/span>;
<\/span>$statusMsg <\/span>= <\/span>'Please upload a valid Excel file.'<\/span>;
break;
default:
<\/span>$statusType <\/span>= <\/span>''<\/span>;
<\/span>$statusMsg <\/span>= <\/span>''<\/span>;
}
}
<\/span>?><\/span>\r\n\r\n
- The status message is retrieved from the URL and the import status is displayed on the web page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n