fgetcsv

(PHP3 >= 3.0.8, PHP4 )

fgetcsv --  Gets line from file pointer and parse for CSV fields

Description

array fgetcsv (int fp, int length [, string delimiter])

Similar to fgets() except that fgetcsv() parses the line it reads for fields in CSV format and returns an array containing the fields read. The field delimiter is a comma, unless you specifiy another delimiter with the optional third parameter.

Fp must be a valid file pointer to a file successfully opened by fopen(), popen(), or fsockopen()

Length must be greater than the longest line to be found in the CSV file (allowing for trailing line-end characters).

Fgetcsv() returns false on error, including end of file.

NB A blank line in a CSV file will be returned as an array comprising just one single null field, and will not be treated as an error.

Example 1. Fgetcsv() example - Read and print entire contents of a CSV file


$row = 1;
$fp = fopen ("test.csv","r");
while ($data = fgetcsv ($fp, 1000, ",")) {
    $num = count ($data);
    print "<p> $num fields in line $row: <br>";
    $row++;
    for ($c=0; $c<$num; $c++) {
        print $data[$c] . "<br>";
    }
}
fclose ($fp);