PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet · error · PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Exception

Start row ({$startRow}) is beyond highest row ({$this->subje

Error message

Start row ({$startRow}) is beyond highest row ({$this->subject->getHighestRow()})

What it means

Error "Start row ({$startRow}) is beyond highest row ({$this->subject->getHighestRow()})" thrown in PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet.

Source

Thrown at src/PhpSpreadsheet/Worksheet/RowIterator.php:63

        $this->resetStart($startRow);
    }

    public function __destruct()
    {
        unset($this->subject);
    }

    /**
     * (Re)Set the start row and the current row pointer.
     *
     * @param int $startRow The row number at which to start iterating
     *
     * @return $this
     */
    public function resetStart(int $startRow = 1): static
    {
        if ($startRow > $this->subject->getHighestRow()) {
            throw new PhpSpreadsheetException(
                "Start row ({$startRow}) is beyond highest row ({$this->subject->getHighestRow()})"
            );
        }

        $this->startRow = $startRow;
        if ($this->endRow < $this->startRow) {
            $this->endRow = $this->startRow;
        }
        $this->seek($startRow);

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * (Re)Set the end row.
     *
     * @param ?int $endRow The row number at which to stop iterating
     *

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/PhpSpreadsheet/Worksheet/RowIterator.php:63 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet@65b080eef4 (2026-08-17). Data as JSON: /api/errors/a655f898269271a8. Report an issue: GitHub.