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fputcsv() function in PHP
The fputcsv() function formats a line as CSV and writes it to an open file. The function returns the length of the written string.
Syntax
fputcsv(file_pointer, fields, delimiter, enclosure, escape)
Parameters
file_pointer − A valid file pointer to a file successfully opened by fopen(), popen(), or fsockopen().
fields − Array of string.
delimiter − Character that specifies the field separator. Default is comma ( , )
enclosure − Set the field enclosure character. Defaults as a double quotation mark.
escape − Set the escape character. Defaults as a backslash (\).
Return
The fputcsv() function returns the length of the written string.
The following is an example that writes content to the “employees.csv” file.
Example
<?php
$mylist = array (
"Jack,Tim",
"Henry,Tom",
);
$file_pointer = fopen("employees.csv","w");
foreach ($mylist as $line) {
fputcsv($file_pointer,explode(',',$line));
}
fclose($file_pointer);
?>The CSV file “employees.csv” will have the following content now.
Output
Jack,Tim, Henry,Tom
Updated on: 24-Jun-2020
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