Description of PHPExcel 1.8.0 import into Moodle Steps: * download release package from https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPExcel * copy contents of Classes directory * update lib/thirdpartylibs.xml * apply changes * go to http://127.0.0.1/lib/tests/other/spreadsheettestpage.php and test the generated files Changes: * Shared/File/sys_get_temp_dir() - we can not guarantee sys_get_temp_dir() works everywhere * Shared/OLE has been removed. OLE is not DFSG compliant and is not being used in core code. * Excel5 files have been removed. These files are for Excel version 5 (created in 1993) and are not used in core code. The files removed are: - PHPExcel/Shared/Excel5.php - PHPExcel/Shared/OLE.php - PHPExcel/Shared/OLERead.php - PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5.php - PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5/BIFFwriter.php - PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5/Escher.php - PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5/Font.php - PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5/Parser.php - PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5/Workbook.php - PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5/Worksheet.php - PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5/Xf.php lib/excellib.class.php has been updated so that only 2007 excel spreadsheets will be produced. * MDL-52336 patch for PHP7 compatibility, after upgrade make sure that these changes are included and remove this line