Build an Excel spreadsheet application with the power of PHP and XML

With the new XML features of Microsoft Office, you can build spreadsheets by simply using XML. This hack from PHP Hacks: Tips & Tools For Creating Dynamic Websites takes you through an example.

By combining XML and PHP programming you can create a complete Excel spreadsheet application. This free downloadable hack from PHP Hacks: Tips & Tools For Creating Dynamic Websites, by Jack Herrington, shows you to setup such a project and gives you example code to follow when developing your own solution.

Title: PHP Hacks: Tips & Tools For Creating Dynamic Websites
Author: By Jack Herrington
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Hack 49: Create Excel Spreadsheets Dynamically
ISBN: 0-596-10139-2; First Edition December 2005; Copyright 2005
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