title: Export from PHP to Excel
body: <p>I need to export data from php to Excel, and be able to format various items in the excel spreadsheet.</p>
  
  <p>So far, the best library that I have found is <a href="http://phpexcel.codeplex.com/" rel="nofollow">PHPExcel</a>. However, it seems very heavy, and somewhat slow. Granted, it is very powerful.</p>
  
  <p>Is there anything a bit more lightweight and faster, that allows me to export to excel and be able to apply simple formatting (bold, alignment, borders)?</p>