1 Description of PHPExcel 1.8.0 import into Moodle
4 * download release package from https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPExcel
5 * copy contents of Classes directory
6 * update lib/thirdpartylibs.xml
8 * go to http://127.0.0.1/lib/tests/other/spreadsheettestpage.php
9 and test the generated files
12 * Shared/File/sys_get_temp_dir() - we can not guarantee sys_get_temp_dir() works everywhere
13 * Shared/OLE has been removed. OLE is not DFSG compliant and is not being used in core code.
14 * Excel5 files have been removed. These files are for Excel version 5 (created in 1993) and are not used in core code.
15 The files removed are:
16 - PHPExcel/Shared/Excel5.php
17 - PHPExcel/Shared/OLE.php
18 - PHPExcel/Shared/OLERead.php
19 - PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5.php
20 - PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5/BIFFwriter.php
21 - PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5/Escher.php
22 - PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5/Font.php
23 - PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5/Parser.php
24 - PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5/Workbook.php
25 - PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5/Worksheet.php
26 - PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5/Xf.php
27 lib/excellib.class.php has been updated so that only 2007 excel spreadsheets will be produced.
28 * MDL-52336 patch for PHP7 compatibility, after upgrade make sure that these changes are included and remove this line