PHP Tutorial - PHP fputcsv() Function

Definition

The fputcsv() function formats a line as CSV and writes it to an open file.

Syntax

PHP fputcsv() Function has the following syntax.

fputcsv(file,fields,seperator,enclosure)

Parameter

Parameter	Is Required	Description
file	Required.	Open file to write to
fields	Required.	Specifies which array to get the data from
separator	Optional.	A character that specifies the field separator. Default is comma ( , )
enclosure	Optional.	A character that specifies the field enclosure character. Default is "

Return

This function returns the length of the written string, or FALSE on failure.

Example

formats a line as CSV and writes it to an open file


<?php/* w w  w.jav a 2  s. c om*/
$list = array("A,B,C,D","E,F,G,H",);

$file = fopen("contacts.csv","w");

foreach ($list as $line){
  fputcsv($file,split(',',$line));
}

fclose($file); 
?>

Example 2

The following code shows how to format a line as CSV and writes it to an open file.


//w  w w .  j a  v a2s .c om
<?php
    $list = array("XML,HTML,CSS,Java","A,B,C,D",);
    $file = fopen("contacts.csv","w");
    foreach ($list as $line){
        fputcsv($file,explode(',',$line));
    }
    
    fclose($file); 
?>