<?php 
      $excel->read('sample.xls'); 
      $x=1; 
      while($x<=$excel->sheets[0]['numRows']) { 
        echo "\t<tr>\n"; 
        $y=1; 
        while($y<=$excel->sheets[0]['numCols']) { 
           if ($excel->sheets[0]['cells'][$x][$y]=="17/11/2016"){     
           $cell = isset($excel->sheets[0]['cells'][1][$y]) ? $excel->sheets[0]['cells'][1][$y] : ''; 
            echo "\t\t<td>$cell</td>\n"; 
          } 
          else{$cell=null; 
          } 
          $y++; 
        } 
        echo "\t</tr>\n"; 
        $x++; 
      } 
      ?>