fgetcsv

Synopsis

Returns

Array; FALSE on error or EOF

Description

Parses a line from a CSV (comma-separated value) file and returns it in an array. The length parameter must be longer than the longest line present in the source file, including any line-end characters. Each value extracted from the input line is returned as one element in the return array. Empty lines return an empty array.

The function handles quoted values sensibly - ignoring commas within the quote.

When the function reaches the end of the file or encounters an error, FALSE is returned.

If the optional delimiter parameter is specified, the function splits the lines on the character specified, instead of a comma.

Example

<?php
    // open file
    $fh = fopen("test.cvs", "r");

    // read and echo out values
    for ($row = 0; $line_array = fgetcsv ($fh, 512); ++$row)
    {
        echo "<p>";

            $nr_elements = count($line_array);

            echo "Number of elements in row $row: $nr_elements<br>";

            for($i = 0; $i < $nr_elements; $i++)
                    echo "$i: $line_array[$i]; ";

            echo "</p>";
    }

?>