This class can generate the necessary request headers to make the outputted HTML be downloaded as a file by the browser with a file name that makes the file readable by Excel(.xls),Word(.doc) and CSV(.csv). Step1: Create PHP file named 'ExportPHP.class.php' ExportPHP.class.php <?php class ExportPHP { // method for Excel file function setHeaderXLS ( $file_name ) { header( "Content-type: application/ms-excel" ); header( "Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=$file_name" ); header( "Pragma: no-cache" ); header( "Expires: 0" ); } // method for Doc file function setHeaderDoc ( $file_name ) { header( "Content-type: application/x-ms-download" ); header( "Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=$file_name" ); header( 'Cache-Control: public' ); } // method for CSV file function setHeaderCSV (
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