Use to extract table data to an excel file directly to your desktop.
By : wilded1
<?php
// ********************************************************
// ********** Extract data from mysql table ***************
// ********** Download Excel file to your PC **************
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/////// CHANGE SETTINGS TO MATCH YOUR MYSQL ETC.///////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
$dbhost = "localhost"; // Usually localhost.
$dbname = ""; // Database name.
$dbuser = ""; // Database username.
$dbpass = ""; // Database password.
$dataname = "website-data"; // FILENAME PREFIX THAT WILL BE ADDED TO XL FILE.
$tablename = ""; // name of table to extract data from.
$fields = ""; // the fields in the table you want. seperated with comma. Example ($fields = "field1, field2, field3";)
//
//////////////////////////////////////////////////
/////////// DO NOT EDIT THIS PART OF FILE ////////
//////////////////////////////////////////////////
$datestamp = date("d-m-Y");
$dbh=mysql_connect ($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass) or die ('I cannot connect to the database because: ' . mysql_error());
mysql_select_db ($dbname);
$query = ("SELECT $fields FROM $tablename");
$result=mysql_query($query) or die('Error, unsuccesseful when querying database');
$tsv = array();
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result, MYSQL_NUM))
{
$tsv[] = implode("\t", $row);
}
$tsv = implode("\r\n", $tsv);
$filename = "$dataname-$datestamp.xls";
header("Content-type: application/vnd.ms-excel");
header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=$filename");
echo $tsv;
?>
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