Installation

Get started by installing and configuring the Laravel WordTemplate package in your project.

Requirements

Ensure your environment meets these criteria:

• PHP: 8.1+
• Laravel: 10.x+
• Composer: v2
• PHP Extensions: ext-zip, ext-xml, and ext-gd (optional for images).

To verify the extensions, run:

php -m | grep -E "zip|xml|gd"

Install the Package

Run this Composer command in your project's root directory:

composer require novay/laravel-word-template

Configuration & Samples

Publish the configuration file to customize the package and access sample templates.

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=word-config

This command creates config/word.php and publishes several sample .docx files to storage/app/templates that you can use as a reference.

Verify Your Installation

Confirm the package is working by creating a test document with Laravel Tinker.

1. Start Tinker:

   php artisan tinker

2. Run the command to create a file:

   Word::builder()->addText('Hello World')->save(storage_path('app/test.docx'));

If successful, you will find test.docx in your storage/app folder. 🎉