getTemporaryFilename(); $callStartTime = microtime(true); $writer->save($filename); $helper->logWrite($writer, $filename, $callStartTime); class MyReadFilter implements \PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Reader\IReadFilter { public function readCell($column, $row, $worksheetName = '') { // Read title row and rows 20 - 30 if ($row == 1 || ($row >= 20 && $row <= 30)) { return true; } return false; } } $helper->log('Load from Excel2007 file'); $reader = \PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\IOFactory::createReader('Excel2007'); $reader->setReadFilter(new MyReadFilter()); $callStartTime = microtime(true); $spreadsheet = $reader->load($filename); $helper->logRead('Excel2007', $filename, $callStartTime); $helper->log('Remove unnecessary rows'); $spreadsheet->getActiveSheet()->removeRow(2, 18); // Save $helper->write($spreadsheet, __FILE__);