getActiveSheet(); $objWorksheet->fromArray( array( array('', 2010, 2011, 2012), array('Q1', 12, 15, 21), array('Q2', 56, 73, 86), array('Q3', 52, 61, 69), array('Q4', 30, 32, 0), ) ); // Set the Labels for each dataset we want to plot $labels = array( new PHPExcel_Chart_DataSeriesValues('String', 'Worksheet!$B$1', null, 1), // 2010 new PHPExcel_Chart_DataSeriesValues('String', 'Worksheet!$C$1', null, 1), // 2011 new PHPExcel_Chart_DataSeriesValues('String', 'Worksheet!$D$1', null, 1), // 2012 ); // Set the X-Axis Labels $categories = array( new PHPExcel_Chart_DataSeriesValues('String', 'Worksheet!$A$2:$A$5', null, 4), // Q1 to Q4 ); // Set the Data values for each dataset we want to plot $values = array( new PHPExcel_Chart_DataSeriesValues('Number', 'Worksheet!$B$2:$B$5', null, 4), new PHPExcel_Chart_DataSeriesValues('Number', 'Worksheet!$C$2:$C$5', null, 4), new PHPExcel_Chart_DataSeriesValues('Number', 'Worksheet!$D$2:$D$5', null, 4), ); // Build the dataseries $series = new PHPExcel_Chart_DataSeries( PHPExcel_Chart_DataSeries::TYPE_BARCHART, // plotType PHPExcel_Chart_DataSeries::GROUPING_CLUSTERED, // plotGrouping array(0, 1, 2), // plotOrder $labels, // plotLabel $categories, // plotCategory $values // plotValues ); // Set additional dataseries parameters $series->setPlotDirection(PHPExcel_Chart_DataSeries::DIRECTION_COL); // Set the series in the plot area $plotarea = new PHPExcel_Chart_PlotArea(null, array($series)); // Set the chart legend $legend = new PHPExcel_Chart_Legend(PHPExcel_Chart_Legend::POSITION_RIGHT, null, false); // Create the chart $chart = new PHPExcel_Chart( 'chart1', // name null, // title $legend, // legend $plotarea, // plotArea true, // plotVisibleOnly 0, // displayBlanksAs null, // xAxisLabel null // yAxisLabel ); // Set the position where the chart should appear in the worksheet $chart->setTopLeftPosition('A7'); $chart->setBottomRightPosition('H20'); // Add the chart to the worksheet $objWorksheet->addChart($chart); // Save Excel 2007 file echo date('H:i:s') , " Write to Excel2007 format" , PHP_EOL; $objWriter = PHPExcel_IOFactory::createWriter($objPHPExcel, 'Excel2007'); $objWriter->setIncludeCharts(TRUE); $objWriter->save(str_replace('.php', '.xlsx', __FILE__)); echo date('H:i:s') , " File written to " , str_replace('.php', '.xlsx', __FILE__) , PHP_EOL; // Echo memory peak usage echo date('H:i:s') , " Peak memory usage: " , (memory_get_peak_usage(true) / 1024 / 1024) , " MB" , PHP_EOL; // Echo done echo date('H:i:s') , " Done writing file" , PHP_EOL;