# Migration from PHPExcel PhpSpreadsheet introduced many breaking changes by introducing namespaces and renaming some classes. To help you migrate existing project, a tool was written to replace all references to PHPExcel classes to their new names. But they are also manual changes that need to be done. ## Automated tool The tool is included in PhpSpreadsheet. It scans recursively all files and directories, starting from the current directory. Assuming it was installed with composer, it can be run like so: ``` sh cd /project/to/migrate/src /project/to/migrate/vendor/phpoffice/phpspreadsheet/bin/migrate-from-phpexcel ``` **Important** The tool will irreversibly modify your sources, be sure to backup everything, and double check the result before committing. ## Manual changes In addition to automated changes, a few things need to be migrated manually. ### Renamed readers and writers When using `IOFactory::createReader()`, `IOFactory::createWriter()` and `IOFactory::identify()`, the reader/writer short names are used. Those were changed, along as their corresponding class, to remove ambiguity: Before | After -----------------|--------- `'CSV'` | `'Csv'` `'Excel2003XML'` | `'Xml'` `'Excel2007'` | `'Xlsx'` `'Excel5'` | `'Xls'` `'Gnumeric'` | `'Gnumeric'` `'HTML'` | `'Html'` `'OOCalc'` | `'Ods'` `'OpenDocument'` | `'Ods'` `'PDF'` | `'Pdf'` `'SYLK'` | `'Slk'` ### Simplified IOFactory The following methods : - `PHPExcel_IOFactory::getSearchLocations()` - `PHPExcel_IOFactory::setSearchLocations()` - `PHPExcel_IOFactory::addSearchLocation()` were replaced by `IOFactory::registerReader()` and `IOFactory::registerWriter()`. That means IOFactory now relies on classes autoloading. Before: ```php \PHPExcel_IOFactory::addSearchLocation($type, $location, $classname); ``` After: ```php \PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\IOFactory::registerReader($type, $classname); ``` ### Removed deprecated things #### Worksheet::duplicateStyleArray() ``` php // Before $worksheet->duplicateStyleArray($styles, $range, $advanced); // After $worksheet->getStyle($range)->applyFromArray($styles, $advanced); ``` #### DataType::dataTypeForValue() ``` php // Before DataType::dataTypeForValue($value); // After DefaultValueBinder::dataTypeForValue($value); ``` #### Conditional::getCondition() ``` php // Before $conditional->getCondition(); // After $conditional->getConditions()[0]; ``` #### Conditional::setCondition() ``` php // Before $conditional->setCondition($value); // After $conditional->setConditions($value); ``` #### Worksheet::getDefaultStyle() ``` php // Before $worksheet->getDefaultStyle(); // After $worksheet->getParent()->getDefaultStyle(); ``` #### Worksheet::setDefaultStyle() ``` php // Before $worksheet->setDefaultStyle($value); // After $worksheet->getParent()->getDefaultStyle()->applyFromArray([ 'font' => [ 'name' => $pValue->getFont()->getName(), 'size' => $pValue->getFont()->getSize(), ], ]); ``` #### Worksheet::setSharedStyle() ``` php // Before $worksheet->setSharedStyle($sharedStyle, $range); // After $worksheet->duplicateStyle($sharedStyle, $range); ``` #### Worksheet::getSelectedCell() ``` php // Before $worksheet->getSelectedCell(); // After $worksheet->getSelectedCells(); ``` #### Writer\Xls::setTempDir() ``` php // Before $writer->setTempDir(); // After, there is no way to set temporary storage directory anymore ``` ### Autoloader The class `PHPExcel_Autoloader` was removed entirely and is replaced by composer autoloading mechanism. ### Writing PDF PDF libraries must be installed via composer. And the following methods were removed and are replaced by `IOFactory::registerWriter()` instead: - `PHPExcel_Settings::getPdfRenderer()` - `PHPExcel_Settings::setPdfRenderer()` - `PHPExcel_Settings::getPdfRendererName()` - `PHPExcel_Settings::setPdfRendererName()` were renamed as `setDefaultPdfWriter()` Before: ```php \PHPExcel_Settings::setPdfRendererName(PHPExcel_Settings::PDF_RENDERER_MPDF); \PHPExcel_Settings::setPdfRenderer($somePath); $writer = \PHPExcel_IOFactory::createWriter($spreadsheet, 'PDF'); ``` After: ```php $writer = \PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\IOFactory::createWriter($spreadsheet, 'Mpdf'); // Or alternatively \PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\IOFactory::registerWriter('Pdf', \PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Writer\Pdf\Mpdf::class); $writer = \PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\IOFactory::createWriter($spreadsheet, 'Pdf'); // Or alternatively $writer = new \PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Writer\Pdf\Mpdf($spreadsheet); ``` ### Rendering charts When rendering charts for HTML or PDF outputs, the process was also simplified. And while JpGraph support is still available, it is unfortunately not up to date for latest PHP versions and it will generate various warnings. If you rely on this feature, please consider contributing either patches to JpGraph or another `IRenderer` implementation (a good candidate might be [CpChart](https://github.com/szymach/c-pchart)). Before: ```php $rendererName = \PHPExcel_Settings::CHART_RENDERER_JPGRAPH; $rendererLibrary = 'jpgraph3.5.0b1/src/'; $rendererLibraryPath = '/php/libraries/Charts/' . $rendererLibrary; \PHPExcel_Settings::setChartRenderer($rendererName, $rendererLibraryPath); ``` After: Require the dependency via composer: ```sh composer require jpgraph/jpgraph ``` And then: ```php Settings::setChartRenderer(\PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Chart\Renderer\JpGraph::class); ``` ### PclZip and ZipArchive Support for PclZip were dropped in favor of the more complete and modern [PHP extension ZipArchive](http://php.net/manual/en/book.zip.php). So the following were removed: - `PclZip` - `PHPExcel_Settings::setZipClass()` - `PHPExcel_Settings::getZipClass()` - `PHPExcel_Shared_ZipArchive` - `PHPExcel_Shared_ZipStreamWrapper` ### Cell caching Cell caching was heavily refactored to leverage [PSR-16](http://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-16/). That means most classes related to that feature were removed: - `PHPExcel_CachedObjectStorage_APC` - `PHPExcel_CachedObjectStorage_DiscISAM` - `PHPExcel_CachedObjectStorage_ICache` - `PHPExcel_CachedObjectStorage_Igbinary` - `PHPExcel_CachedObjectStorage_Memcache` - `PHPExcel_CachedObjectStorage_Memory` - `PHPExcel_CachedObjectStorage_MemoryGZip` - `PHPExcel_CachedObjectStorage_MemorySerialized` - `PHPExcel_CachedObjectStorage_PHPTemp` - `PHPExcel_CachedObjectStorage_SQLite` - `PHPExcel_CachedObjectStorage_SQLite3` - `PHPExcel_CachedObjectStorage_Wincache` In addition to that, `\PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet::getCellCollection()` was renamed to `\PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet::getCoordinates()` and `\PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet::getCellCacheController()` to `\PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet::getCellCollection()` for clarity. Refer to [the new documentation](./memory_saving.md) to see how to migrate. ### Dropped conditionally returned cell For all the following methods, it is no more possible to change the type of returned value. It always return the Worksheet and never the Cell or Rule: - Worksheet::setCellValue() - Worksheet::setCellValueByColumnAndRow() - Worksheet::setCellValueExplicit() - Worksheet::setCellValueExplicitByColumnAndRow() - Worksheet::addRule() Migration would be similar to: ``` php // Before $cell = $worksheet->setCellValue('A1', 'value', true); // After $cell = $worksheet->getCell('A1')->setValue('value'); ``` ### Standardized keys for styling Array keys used for styling have been standardized for a more coherent experience. It now uses the same wording and casing as the getter and setter: ```php // Before $style = [ 'numberformat' => [ 'code' => NumberFormat::FORMAT_CURRENCY_EUR_SIMPLE, ], 'font' => [ 'strike' => true, 'superScript' => true, 'subScript' => true, ], 'alignment' => [ 'rotation' => 90, 'readorder' => Alignment::READORDER_RTL, 'wrap' => true, ], 'borders' => [ 'diagonaldirection' => Borders::DIAGONAL_BOTH, 'allborders' => [ 'style' => Border::BORDER_THIN, ], ], 'fill' => [ 'type' => Fill::FILL_GRADIENT_LINEAR, 'startcolor' => [ 'argb' => 'FFA0A0A0', ], 'endcolor' => [ 'argb' => 'FFFFFFFF', ], ], ]; // After $style = [ 'numberFormat' => [ 'formatCode' => NumberFormat::FORMAT_CURRENCY_EUR_SIMPLE, ], 'font' => [ 'strikethrough' => true, 'superscript' => true, 'subscript' => true, ], 'alignment' => [ 'textRotation' => 90, 'readOrder' => Alignment::READORDER_RTL, 'wrapText' => true, ], 'borders' => [ 'diagonalDirection' => Borders::DIAGONAL_BOTH, 'allBorders' => [ 'borderStyle' => Border::BORDER_THIN, ], ], 'fill' => [ 'fillType' => Fill::FILL_GRADIENT_LINEAR, 'startColor' => [ 'argb' => 'FFA0A0A0', ], 'endColor' => [ 'argb' => 'FFFFFFFF', ], ], ]; ``` ### Dedicated class to manipulate coordinates Methods to manipulate coordinates that used to exists in `PHPExcel_Cell` were extracted to a dedicated new class `\PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Cell\Coordinate`. The methods are: - `absoluteCoordinate()` - `absoluteReference()` - `buildRange()` - `columnIndexFromString()` - `coordinateFromString()` - `extractAllCellReferencesInRange()` - `getRangeBoundaries()` - `mergeRangesInCollection()` - `rangeBoundaries()` - `rangeDimension()` - `splitRange()` - `stringFromColumnIndex()` ### Column index based on 1 Column indexes are now based on 1. So column `A` is the index `1`. This is consistent with rows starting at 1 and Excel function `COLUMN()` that returns `1` for column `A`. So the code must be adapted with something like: ```php // Before $cell = $worksheet->getCellByColumnAndRow($column, $row); for ($column = 0; $column < $max; $column++) { $worksheet->setCellValueByColumnAndRow($column, $row, 'value ' . $column); } // After $cell = $worksheet->getCellByColumnAndRow($column + 1, $row); for ($column = 1; $column <= $max; $column++) { $worksheet->setCellValueByColumnAndRow($column, $row, 'value ' . $column); } ``` All the following methods are affected: - `PHPExcel_Worksheet::cellExistsByColumnAndRow()` - `PHPExcel_Worksheet::freezePaneByColumnAndRow()` - `PHPExcel_Worksheet::getCellByColumnAndRow()` - `PHPExcel_Worksheet::getColumnDimensionByColumn()` - `PHPExcel_Worksheet::getCommentByColumnAndRow()` - `PHPExcel_Worksheet::getStyleByColumnAndRow()` - `PHPExcel_Worksheet::insertNewColumnBeforeByIndex()` - `PHPExcel_Worksheet::mergeCellsByColumnAndRow()` - `PHPExcel_Worksheet::protectCellsByColumnAndRow()` - `PHPExcel_Worksheet::removeColumnByIndex()` - `PHPExcel_Worksheet::setAutoFilterByColumnAndRow()` - `PHPExcel_Worksheet::setBreakByColumnAndRow()` - `PHPExcel_Worksheet::setCellValueByColumnAndRow()` - `PHPExcel_Worksheet::setCellValueExplicitByColumnAndRow()` - `PHPExcel_Worksheet::setSelectedCellByColumnAndRow()` - `PHPExcel_Worksheet::stringFromColumnIndex()` - `PHPExcel_Worksheet::unmergeCellsByColumnAndRow()` - `PHPExcel_Worksheet::unprotectCellsByColumnAndRow()` - `PHPExcel_Worksheet_PageSetup::addPrintAreaByColumnAndRow()` - `PHPExcel_Worksheet_PageSetup::setPrintAreaByColumnAndRow()`