Laravel 8 Import Export Excel & Csv File Example Tutorial

In this tutorial, we will tell you how to import export excel or CSV in the Laravel Framework (Laravel 8 Import Export Excel & CSV file example tutorial).

In this example, we can easily import-export and download the excel & CSV file from the database using the maatwebsite/excel composer package. so you can follow the below step.

Overview

Step 1: Install Laravel
Step 2: Setting Database Configuration
Step 3: Install Package
Step 4: Add providers and aliases
Step 5: Create Dummy Records and migrate the table
Step 6: Create Route
Step 7: Create Import Class
Step 8: Create Export Class
Step 9: Create Controller
Step 10: Create Blade View
Step 11: Run The Application

Step 1: Install Laravel

We are going to install laravel 8, so first open the command prompt or terminal and go to xampp htdocs folder directory using the command prompt. after then run the below command.

composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel laravel8_import_export

1	composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel laravel8_import_export

Step 2: Setting Database Configuration

After complete installation of laravel. we have to database configuration. now we will open the .env file and change the database name, username, password in the .env file. See below changes in a .env file.

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=Enter_Your_Database_Name(laravel7_import_export)
DB_USERNAME=Enter_Your_Database_Username(root)
DB_PASSWORD=Enter_Your_Database_Password(root)

DB_CONNECTION=mysql

DB_HOST=127.0.0.1

DB_PORT=3306

DB_DATABASE=Enter_Your_Database_Name(laravel7_import_export)

DB_USERNAME=Enter_Your_Database_Username(root)

DB_PASSWORD=Enter_Your_Database_Password(root)

Step 3: Install Package

Now, we are going to install the Maatwebsite package using the below command.

composer require maatwebsite/excel

1	composer require maatwebsite/excel

Step 4: Add providers and aliases

We will add below providers and aliases in the “config/app.php” file

'providers' => [
  .......
  Maatwebsite\Excel\ExcelServiceProvider::class,
 
 ],  

'aliases' => [ 
  .......
  'Excel' => Maatwebsite\Excel\Facades\Excel::class,

],

'providers' => [

.......

Maatwebsite\Excel\ExcelServiceProvider::class,

'aliases' => [

.......

'Excel' => Maatwebsite\Excel\Facades\Excel::class,

Step 5: Create Dummy Records and migrate the table

Now we will first migrate the table. after then adding a dummy record in the ‘users’ table using the laravel tinker command.

php artisan migrate

1	php artisan migrate

php artisan tinker
 
factory(App\User::class, 100)->create();

php artisan tinker

factory(App\User::class, 100)->create();

Step 6: Create Route

Add the following route code in the “routes/web.php” file.

<?php
use App\Http\Controllers\TestController;

/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Web Routes
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| Here is where you can register web routes for your application. These
| routes are loaded by the RouteServiceProvider within a group which
| contains the "web" middleware group. Now create something great!
|
*/ 
Route::get('import-export', [TestController::class, 'importExport']);
Route::post('import',[TestController::class, 'import']);
Route::get('export',[TestController::class, 'export']);
?>

<?php

use App\Http\Controllers\TestController;

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

| Web Routes

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

| Here is where you can register web routes for your application. These

| routes are loaded by the RouteServiceProvider within a group which

| contains the "web" middleware group. Now create something great!

Route::get('import-export', [TestController::class, 'importExport']);

Route::post('import',[TestController::class, 'import']);

Route::get('export',[TestController::class, 'export']);

Step 7: Create Import Class

Now, we will create the import class using the below command.

php artisan make:import ImportUsers --model=User

1	php artisan make:import ImportUsers --model=User

ImportUsers.php

<?php
   
namespace App\Imports;
   
use App\Models\User;
use Maatwebsite\Excel\Concerns\ToModel;
   
class ImportUsers implements ToModel
{
    /**
    * @param array $row
    *
    * @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model|null
    */
    public function model(array $row)
    {
        return new User([
            'name'     => $row[0],
            'email'    => $row[1], 
        ]);
    }
}
?>

<?php

namespace App\Imports;

use App\Models\User;

use Maatwebsite\Excel\Concerns\ToModel;

class ImportUsers implements ToModel

{

/**

* @param array $row

* @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model|null

public function model(array $row)

{

return new User([

'name' => $row[0],

'email' => $row[1],

]);

}

Step 8: Create Export Class

Now, we will create the Export class using the below command.

php artisan make:export ExportUsers --model=User

1	php artisan make:export ExportUsers --model=User

ExportUsers.php

<?php
   
namespace App\Exports;
   
use App\Models\User;
use Maatwebsite\Excel\Concerns\FromCollection;
   
class ExportUsers implements FromCollection
{
    /**
    * @return \Illuminate\Support\Collection
    */
    public function collection()
    {
        return User::get();
    }
}
?>

<?php

namespace App\Exports;

use App\Models\User;

use Maatwebsite\Excel\Concerns\FromCollection;

class ExportUsers implements FromCollection

{

/**

* @return \Illuminate\Support\Collection

public function collection()

{

return User::get();

}

Step 9: Create Controller

Now, We will create the DataTableController using the below command and paste the below code into this controller.

php artisan make:controller DataTableController

1	php artisan make:controller DataTableController

DataTableController.php

<?php
    
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
   
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\Exports\ExportUsers;
use App\Imports\ImportUsers;
use Maatwebsite\Excel\Facades\Excel;
   
class TestController extends Controller
{
    /**
    * @return \Illuminate\Support\Collection
    */
    public function importExport()
    {
       return view('import');
    }
    
    /**
    * @return \Illuminate\Support\Collection
    */
    public function export() 
    {
        return Excel::download(new ExportUsers, 'users.xlsx');
    }
    
    /**
    * @return \Illuminate\Support\Collection
    */
    public function import() 
    {
        Excel::import(new ImportUsers, request()->file('file'));
            
        return back();
    }
}
?>

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;

use App\Exports\ExportUsers;

use App\Imports\ImportUsers;

use Maatwebsite\Excel\Facades\Excel;

class TestController extends Controller

{

/**

* @return \Illuminate\Support\Collection

public function importExport()

{

return view('import');

}

/**

* @return \Illuminate\Support\Collection

public function export()

{

return Excel::download(new ExportUsers, 'users.xlsx');

}

/**

* @return \Illuminate\Support\Collection

public function import()

{

Excel::import(new ImportUsers, request()->file('file'));

return back();

}

Step 10: Create Blade View

Finally, We will create an import.blade.php file in the “resources/views/” folder directory and paste the below code.

import.blade.php

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <title>Laravel 8 Import Export Excel & Csv file example tutorial - XpertPhp</title>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.4.1/css/bootstrap.min.css">
  <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
  <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.4.1/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
	<form action="{{ url('import') }}" method="POST" name="importform"
	   enctype="multipart/form-data">
		{{ csrf_token() }}
		<div class="form-group">
			<label for="file">File:</label>
			<input id="file" type="file" name="file" class="form-control">
		</div>
		<div class="form-group">
			<a class="btn btn-info" href="{{ url('export') }}">Export File</a>
		</div> 
		<button class="btn btn-success">Import File</button>
	</form>
</div>
</body>
</html>

<!DOCTYPE html>

<head>

<title>Laravel 8 Import Export Excel & Csv file example tutorial - XpertPhp</title>

</head>

<body>

<form action="{{ url('import') }}" method="POST" name="importform"

enctype="multipart/form-data">

</div>

<a class="btn btn-info" href="{{ url('export') }}">Export File</a>

</div>

<button class="btn btn-success">Import File</button>

</form>

</div>

</body>

</html>

Step 11: Run The Application

We can start the server and run this application using the below command.

php artisan serve

1	php artisan serve

Now we will run our example using the below Url in the browser.

http://127.0.0.1:8000/import-export

1	http://127.0.0.1:8000/import-export