How to fix memory getting exhausted with PHPExcel?

Question

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 134217728 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 1078799 bytes) in D:\\xampplite\\htdocs\\Scraper\\PHPExcel\\Reader\\Exc

Answer 1

PHPExcel is known for memory leaks. I advise you to use the following which need a FRACTION of the memory that PHPExcel uses.:

1) For Reading: PHP-Excel-Reader

2) For Writing: Pear Spreadsheet Excel Writer