PhpExcel helper for easy generating XLS files

PHPExcel is a great library that can create XLS files. For more information see PHPExcel project homepage: http://phpexcel.codeplex.com/

I added method for setting font and for easy table data adding (see example).

This plugin is for CakePHP 2.x

Short example: 

Controller:

public $helpers = array('PhpExcel'); 

View:

$this->PhpExcel->createWorksheet();
$this->PhpExcel->setDefaultFont('Calibri', 12);

// define table cells
$table = array(
	array('label' => __('User'), 'width' => 'auto', 'filter' => true),
	array('label' => __('Type'), 'width' => 'auto', 'filter' => true),
	array('label' => __('Date'), 'width' => 'auto'),
	array('label' => __('Description'), 'width' => 50, 'wrap' => true),
	array('label' => __('Modified'), 'width' => 'auto')
);

// heading
$this->PhpExcel->addTableHeader($table, array('name' => 'Cambria', 'bold' => true));

// data
foreach ($data as $d) {
	$this->PhpExcel->addTableRow(array(
		$d['User']['name'],
		$d['Type']['name'],
		$d['User']['date'],
		$d['User']['description'],
		$d['User']['modified']
	));
}

$this->PhpExcel->addTableFooter();
$this->PhpExcel->output();