Convert Local Excel.xlsx File to Google spreadsheet Google DRIVE API - php

Question

I am trying to convert a local Excel.xlsx file with all existent design, format and formulas existent in my local Excel file. How can I do that using Google API with PHP?
What I was doing but not working was :
$client = new \Google_Client();
$client->setApplicationName('Name');
$client->setScopes([\Google_Service_Drive::DRIVE]);
$client->setAccessType('offline');
$client->setAuthConfig($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/credentials.json');
$service = new Google_Service_Drive($client);
$fileID = '';
$path = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/includes/files/';
$fileName = 'MAIN.xlsx';//this is the file I want to convert to Google sheet
$filePathName = $path.$fileName;
$mimeType = 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet';
$file->setMimeType($mimeType);
$createdFile = $service->files->copy($file, array(
'data' => $filePathName,
'mimeType' => $mimeType,
'convert' => true,
));
But that is not working. How should I correct?

Answer 1

I believe your goal as follows.
You want to upload a XLSX file from the local PC to Google Document.
When the XLSX file is uploaded, you want to convert it to Google Spreadsheet.
You want to achieve this using googleapis for PHP.
Modification points:
In your script, the method of "Files: copy" is used. This method copies the file on Google Drive. So I think that this cannot be used for achieving your goal. I think that this is the reason of your issue.
From your error message, I thought that you might be using Drive API v3. I guess that this might be also the reason of your issue.
From above points, when your script is modified, it becomes as follows.
Modified script:
$service = new Google_Service_Drive($client); // Please use your $client here.
$path = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/includes/files/';
$fileName = 'MAIN.xlsx';//this is the file I want to convert to Google sheet
$filePathName = $path.$fileName;
$file = new Google_Service_Drive_DriveFile();
$file->setName('MAIN.xlsx');
$file->setMimeType('application/vnd.google-apps.spreadsheet');
$data = file_get_contents($filePathName);
$createdFile = $service->files->create($file, array(
'data' => $data,
'uploadType' => 'multipart'
));
printf("%s\n", $createdFile->getId());
Note:
In this modified script, it supposes that you have already been able to get and out values for Google Drive using Drive API. Please be careful this.
In this method, the maximum file size is 5 MB. Please be careful this. When you want to upload the large file, please use the resumable upload. Ref
References:
Upload file data
Create files