Laravel Maatwebsite excel - laravel

Question

I need your help. I don't know how to import the excel file. I mean I don't understand where to put this users.xlsx and how to get its directory
public function import()
{
Excel::import(new UsersImport, 'users.xlsx');
return redirect('/')->with('success', 'All good!');
}

Answer 1

its simple on mattwebsite you need a controller like below :
public function importExcel(Request $request)
{
if ($request->hasFile('import_file')) {
Excel::load($request->file('import_file')->getRealPath(), function ($reader) {
foreach ($reader->toArray() as $key => $row) {
// note that these fields are completely different for you as your database fields and excel fields so replace them with your own database fields
$data['title'] = $row['title'];
$data['description'] = $row['description'];
$data['fax'] = $row['fax'];
$data['adrress1'] = $row['adrress1'];
$data['telephone1'] = $row['telephone1'];
$data['client_type'] = $row['client_type'];
if (!empty($data)) {
DB::table('clients')->insert($data);
}
}
});
}
Session::put('success on import');
return back();
}
and a view like this :
<form
action="{{ URL::to('admin/client/importExcel') }}" class="form-horizontal" method="post"
enctype="multipart/form-data">
{{ csrf_field() }}
<div class="form-group">
<label class="control-label col-lg-2">excel import</label>
<div class="col-lg-10">
<div class="uploader"><input type="file" name="import_file" class="file-styled"><span class="action btn btn-default legitRipple" style="user-select: none;">choose file</span></div>
</div>
</div>
<button class="btn btn-primary">submit</button>
</form>
and finally a route like below :
Route::post('admin/client/importExcel', 'ClientController#importExcel');