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PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet

A pure PHP library for reading and writing spreadsheet files · PHP · 547 source files

Analyzed at 65b080eef4 on 2026-08-17. 252 documented errors.

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Unsupported binary comparison operator
exception error php, phpspreadsheet, xml, character-encoding, mb-convert-encoding, file-upload
Locale file not found
exception critical php, phpspreadsheet, xml, xxe, xee, doctype, security, entity-expansion
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
error_code critical php, phpspreadsheet, xml, xxe, xee, security, charset-obfuscation, entity-expansion
Could not open resource for writing.
exception error ods, file-handle, resource, fopen, permissions, stream
Cannot load invalid XML $fileOrString: $filename
exception error xml, reader, file-format, parsing
$title!$coordinate -> $message
exception error phpspreadsheet, formula, calculation, cell-reference, exception-chaining
Only cell ranges may be passed to this method.
exception error internal-invariant, cell-references, insert-delete-rows, named-ranges
Value could not be bound to cell.
exception error phpspreadsheet, cell, value-binder, binding, customization
No wizard exists for this CF rule type
exception error php, phpspreadsheet, conditional-formatting, wizard, factory, invalid-argument
Cannot get shared component for a pseudo-border.
exception error styles, borders, pseudo-border, supervisor, phpspreadsheet
Unsupported image type in comment background. Supported…
exception error php, phpspreadsheet, image, webp, unsupported-format, xlsx-writer
Must specify range of cells, not any kind of literal
exception error phpspreadsheet, excel-formula, averageif, conditional, literal-argument, calc-exception
#NUM!
#NUM!
exception error phpspreadsheet, php, excel, financial, securities, dates, num-error, argument-validation
Cloning the calculation engine is not allowed!
exception error php, phpspreadsheet, xml, utf-7, security, xxe, file-upload
Cannot update when cell is not bound to a worksheet
exception error phpspreadsheet, cell, worksheet, detached-object, lifecycle
Required floating point format not supported on this…
exception error xls, biff8, platform, endian, ieee754, pack
$value
exception error phpspreadsheet, excel-formula, text-functions, error-propagation, extract-string
Column $column is out of range
exception error php, phpspreadsheet, iterator, column, out-of-range
Failed to load file as a DOM Document
exception error html, domdocument, libxml, xxe, security-scanner
Workbook already contains a table named
exception error phpspreadsheet, table, duplicate-name, workbook, xlsx
Freeze pane can not be set on a range of cells.
exception error phpspreadsheet, worksheet, freeze-pane, cell-reference, argument-validation
File $path not found!
exception error php, phpspreadsheet, file-not-found, path, fileinfo, upload
AND Value is only appropriate for range operators
exception error php, phpspreadsheet, conditional-formatting, wizard, cell-value, operator-chaining, fluent-interface
Syntax error: comma expected in function $function, arg #
exception error phpspreadsheet, xls, formula, parser, writer
Chart is not yet implemented
exception error phpspreadsheet, xlsx, chart, writer, empty-data
invalid dynamic rule type $dynamicRuleType
exception error autofilter, dynamic-filter, enum, validation, phpspreadsheet
dggContainer is unexpectedly null
exception error xls, escher, drawings, corrupt-file
#VALUE!
exception error phpspreadsheet, excel-formula, text-functions, argument-validation, value-error
ExcelError::throwError($index_number)
exception error phpspreadsheet, php, excel, vlookup, hlookup, value-error, error-propagation
Disallowed stream wrapper used for
exception error security, stream-wrappers, phar, file-input, rce-guard
imagettfbbox failed
exception error gd, freetype, fonts, column-autosize, phpspreadsheet
Cannot yet write formulae with defined names to Xls
exception error xls, defined-name, named-range, formula, unsupported, biff8
Could not open file " " for writing.
exception critical phpspreadsheet, writer, file-io, permissions, save
Cannot get row when cell is not bound to a worksheet
exception error phpspreadsheet, cell, worksheet, detached-object, row
The Intl extension does not support Accounting Formats…
exception error intl, icu, accounting-format, locale, number-format, phpspreadsheet
Invalid Operator for Cell Value CF Rule Wizard
exception error php, phpspreadsheet, conditional-formatting, wizard, cell-value, magic-methods, typo
unexpected null font
exception error richtext, nullable, font-style
dgContainer is unexpectedly null
exception error xls, escher, drawings, corrupt-file
No default style found for this workbook
exception error styles, default-style, cellxf, phpspreadsheet
Unable to open php://memory
exception error csv, memory-limit, encoding, environment
Invalid protocol for linked drawing
exception error php, phpspreadsheet, url-scheme, phar, stream-wrapper, drawing
Chart renderer must implement…
exception error charts, renderer, configuration, dependency-missing
Invalid R1C1-format Cell Reference, Value out of range
exception error phpspreadsheet, cell-reference, r1c1, relative-reference, out-of-range, address-conversion
Unsupported numeric binary operation
exception error php, phpspreadsheet, xml, ebcdic, character-encoding, mainframe, file-upload
Rows or columns overflow! Excel5 has limit to 65535 rows…
exception error phpspreadsheet, xls, limits, rows, columns, overflow
Unable to read locale data for
exception error intl, locale, icu, number-format, phpspreadsheet
Unserialize not permitted
exception error serialization, unserialize, xml-writer, phpspreadsheet, caching
Unable to convert to string
exception error type-conversion, data-validation, writers, phpspreadsheet
Could not find zip member $zipfile
exception error zip, xlsx, missing-file, archive, corrupt-file
Failed to modify date with interval: $modifier
exception error date, overflow, datetime, php-version
Invalid timezone
exception error date, timezone, argument-validation
is not a vaid unit of measure
exception error dimension, unit-conversion, drawing, invalid-argument
#N/A
#N/A
exception error phpspreadsheet, php, excel, match, lookup, na-error, argument-validation
Security scanner is unexpectedly null
exception error security-scanner, custom-reader, xxe, base-reader
Syntax error: $currentToken, lookahead: $lookAhead, current…
exception error xls, biff8, formula, parser, syntax-error, grammar
Coordinate no longer exists
exception error phpspreadsheet, cell, coordinate, detached-object
Cannot get column when cell is not bound to a worksheet
exception error phpspreadsheet, cell, worksheet, detached-object, coordinate, lifecycle
Invalid parameter passed: formula
exception error phpspreadsheet, php, excel, formula-parser, null-check, constructor
Invalid string $value supplied for datatype Date
exception error date, validation, value-binder, user-input
Non-string value supplied for Iso Date conversion
exception error date, type-mismatch, value-binder, cell-api
Unknown token $token
exception error xls, biff8, formula, parser, ptg, unsupported-token
Could not clone image resource
exception error php, phpspreadsheet, gd, clone, memory-limit
spgrContainer is unexpectedly null
exception error xls, escher, drawings, writer, corrupt-file
Invalid R1C1-format Cell Reference
exception error phpspreadsheet, cell-reference, r1c1, a1, address-conversion, validation
#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!
exception error phpspreadsheet, excel-formula, math, division-by-zero, div0-error
Formulae with more than two array arguments are not…
exception error phpspreadsheet, array-formula, calculation-engine, formula-limit, cse-formula
File $filename does not exist
exception error phpspreadsheet, xlsx, image, drawing, missing-file
Unexpected file pass record length
exception error xls, biff, encryption, filepass, phpspreadsheet
Can only get pseudo-border for supervisor.
exception error styles, borders, pseudo-border, supervisor, phpspreadsheet
Named Range does not exist.
exception error phpspreadsheet, worksheet, named-range, defined-name, argument-validation
No writer found for type $writerType
exception error phpspreadsheet, iofactory, writer, invalid-type
bstoreContainer is unexpectedly null
exception error xls, escher, images, corrupt-file
Could not close file after writing.
exception error phpspreadsheet, writer, file-io, disk-full, save
Each array entry must be an array
exception error phpspreadsheet, coordinate, range, argument-validation, array-shape
Scale must not be negative
exception error php, phpspreadsheet, page-setup, print-scale, validation
Invalid numeric value for datatype Numeric
exception error phpspreadsheet, datatype, numeric, type-mismatch, cell-value
Text rotation should be a value between -90 and 90.
exception error styles, alignment, text-rotation, validation, range, phpspreadsheet
No reader found for type $readerType
exception error phpspreadsheet, iofactory, reader, invalid-type
Formula Error: No closing ']' to match opening '['
exception error phpspreadsheet, formula-parser, structured-reference, excel-table, unbalanced-brackets
Named range is not accessible from within sheet
exception error phpspreadsheet, worksheet, named-range, scope, defined-name
Unable to open stream $path
exception error ole, stream-wrapper, file-corruption, phpspreadsheet
Function $function() doesn't exist
exception error phpspreadsheet, xls, formula, unsupported-function, writer
Unable to read data from
exception error ods, zip, opendocument, corrupt-file, upstream-bug
Style is not a conditional style
exception error phpspreadsheet, conditional-formatting, type-mismatch, validation
Unsupported password algorithm: $algorithmName
exception error password-hashing, validation, sheet-protection, phpspreadsheet
Invalid Operation for Blanks CF Rule Wizard
exception error php, phpspreadsheet, conditional-formatting, wizard, magic-methods, fluent-interface, blanks
Invalid A1-format Cell Reference
exception error phpspreadsheet, cell-reference, a1, r1c1, address-conversion, validation
#REF!
#REF!
exception error phpspreadsheet, php, excel, vlookup, hlookup, xlookup, ref-error, type-mismatch
Could not get image alpha color
exception error php, phpspreadsheet, gd, clone, transparency, color-palette
Invalid Operation for Date Value CF Rule Wizard
exception error php, phpspreadsheet, conditional-formatting, wizard, date-value, magic-methods
CellXf index is out of bounds.
exception error styles, index-out-of-bounds, cellxf, phpspreadsheet
Valid directory to TrueType Font files not specified
exception error fonts, configuration, column-autosize, phpspreadsheet
Polynomial Best Fit not yet implemented
exception error trend-analysis, not-implemented, statistics, phpspreadsheet
Unable to identify a reader for this file
exception error phpspreadsheet, iofactory, reader, file-format, autodetect
Invalid datatype: $dataType
exception error phpspreadsheet, datatype, invalid-enum, cell-value
Invalid value $calculateDateTimeType for calculated date…
exception error phpspreadsheet, calculation, datetime, invalid-enum, configuration
File "$filename" does not exist or is not readable.
exception error filesystem, file-not-found, permissions, paths
Cell range not known as protected.
exception error phpspreadsheet, protection, cell-range, state-mismatch, exact-match
Registered writers must implement…
exception error phpspreadsheet, iofactory, writer, plugin-registration, interface
Value cannot be converted to an image
exception error php, phpspreadsheet, gd, base64, image-decode, memory-drawing