Merge Cell values with PHPExcel - PHP
There is a specific method to do this:
$objPHPExcel->getActiveSheet()->mergeCells('A1:C1');
You can also use:
$objPHPExcel->setActiveSheetIndex(0)->mergeCells('A1:C1');
That should do the trick.
$this->excel->setActiveSheetIndex(0)->mergeCells("A".($p).":B".($p));
for dynamic merging of cells