Excel to PHP Converter

What is the Excel to PHP Converter?

The Excel to PHP converter turns your spreadsheet into clean PHP arrays, associative arrays, objects or PHP classes. It is ideal for PHP developers who want to bootstrap seed data, configuration arrays or domain objects directly from Excel.

Key Features & Benefits

• Multiple output formats: Generate indexed arrays, associative arrays, plain objects or fully typed class instances.
• Excel support: Upload .xlsx and .xls files from Excel, Google Sheets or LibreOffice.
• Automatic header handling: Use the first row as field names or auto‑generate safe column keys.
• PHP‑safe values: Strings and special characters are correctly escaped; numbers and booleans keep their types.
• Usage examples included: The generated PHP code contains comments showing how to loop through the data.
• Instant copy & download: Copy to clipboard or download a ready‑to‑use .php file.

How to Convert Excel to PHP Arrays or Objects

1. Upload your Excel file: Click the upload card or drag and drop a .xlsx or .xls file.
2. Mark header row: Enable “First row is header” if the first row contains your column names.
3. Choose output format: Select Indexed Arrays, Associative Arrays, Objects or Class Objects depending on how you plan to access the data.
4. Review generated PHP: The right panel shows the full PHP code, including comments.
5. Copy or download: Use the buttons to integrate the code into your PHP project.

Example: Excel to associative PHP array

Assume your Excel sheet looks like this:

• Columns: id, name, price
• Rows: 1, Basic Plan, 9.99 and 2, Pro Plan, 19.99

The associative array output will resemble:

$data = [
    [
        'id' => 1,
        'name' => 'Basic Plan',
        'price' => 9.99,
    ],
    [
        'id' => 2,
        'name' => 'Pro Plan',
        'price' => 19.99,
    ],
];

foreach ($data as $row) {
    echo $row['name'] . ' - ' . $row['price'];
}

This is perfect for seeders, fixtures, configuration arrays or simple catalog data.

Typical Use Cases for Excel to PHP

• Application seed data: Maintain product lists, country codes or lookup tables in Excel and generate PHP on demand.
• Migrating legacy spreadsheets: Convert old Excel data into PHP structures for modern web apps.
• Rapid prototyping: Quickly populate arrays or objects while building new features.
• Teaching & documentation: Demonstrate how tabular data maps to PHP arrays and classes.

FAQ – Excel to PHP Converter

What PHP versions are supported?

The generated code uses standard PHP syntax that works on all actively supported PHP versions (PHP 7+). There are no external library dependencies.

How are invalid field names handled?

Column headings are sanitized to become valid PHP identifiers (lowercased, spaces and special characters converted to underscores). If a header starts with a non‑letter, a safe prefix like field_ is added.

Is my Excel file uploaded anywhere?

No. The Excel to PHP conversion runs entirely inside your browser. Your spreadsheet never leaves your device, which is important for confidential or production data.

Can I edit the output?

Yes. Copy the generated PHP into your editor and feel free to refactor class names, namespaces or array keys to match your project standards.