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Maatwebsite\Excel\Exceptions\NoTypeDetectedException
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this is the code for controller
<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
use App\People;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\Exports\PeopleExport;
use App\Imports\PeopleImport;
use Maatwebsite\Excel\Facades\Excel;
class PeopleController extends Controller
{
public function importExportView()
{
$people = People::get();
return view('people', compact('people'));
}
public function export()
{
return Excel::download(new PeopleExport, 'people.xlsx');
}
public function import(Request $request)
{
$request->validate([
'import_file' => 'required'
]);
Excel::import(new PeopleImport,request()->file('import_file'));
return redirect()->back();
}
}
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