How to export html table to excel or pdf in php

Question

In my php page i have a table and if the user requires he has to export that table to excel sheet..

The code for displaying the table is:

$sql=mysql         


        

Answer 1

If all you want is a simple excel worksheet try this:

header('Content-type: application/excel');
$filename = 'filename.xls';
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename='.$filename);

$data = '

    



   
Cell 1
Cell 2
';

echo $data;

The key here is the xml data. This will keep excel from complaining about the file.