stream_get_line(3) [php man page]
STREAM_GET_LINE(3) 1 STREAM_GET_LINE(3) stream_get_line - Gets line from stream resource up to a given delimiter SYNOPSIS
string stream_get_line (resource $handle, int $length, [string $ending]) DESCRIPTION
Gets a line from the given handle. Reading ends when $length bytes have been read, when the string specified by $ending is found (which is not included in the return value), or on EOF (whichever comes first). This function is nearly identical to fgets(3) except in that it allows end of line delimiters other than the standard , , and , and does not return the delimiter itself. PARAMETERS
o $handle - A valid file handle. o $length - The number of bytes to read from the handle. o $ending - An optional string delimiter. RETURN VALUES
Returns a string of up to $length bytes read from the file pointed to by $handle. If an error occurs, returns FALSE. SEE ALSO
fread(3), fgets(3), fgetc(3). PHP Documentation Group STREAM_GET_LINE(3)
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FGETCSV(3) 1 FGETCSV(3) fgetcsv - Gets line from file pointer and parse for CSV fields SYNOPSIS
array fgetcsv (resource $handle, [int $length], [string $delimiter = ","], [string $enclosure = '"'], [string $escape = " DESCRIPTION
Similar to fgets(3) except that fgetcsv(3) parses the line it reads for fields in CSV format and returns an array containing the fields read. PARAMETERS
o $handle - A valid file pointer to a file successfully opened by fopen(3), popen(3), or fsockopen(3). o $length - Must be greater than the longest line (in characters) to be found in the CSV file (allowing for trailing line-end characters). It became optional in PHP 5. Omitting this parameter (or setting it to 0 in PHP 5.1.0 and later) the maximum line length is not limited, which is slightly slower. o $delimiter - The optional $delimiter parameter sets the field delimiter (one character only). o $enclosure - The optional $enclosure parameter sets the field enclosure character (one character only). o $escape - The optional $escape parameter sets the escape character (one character only). RETURN VALUES
Returns an indexed array containing the fields read. Note A blank line in a CSV file will be returned as an array comprising a single null field, and will not be treated as an error. Note If PHP is not properly recognizing the line endings when reading files either on or created by a Macintosh computer, enabling the auto_detect_line_endings run-time configuration option may help resolve the problem. fgetcsv(3) returns NULL if an invalid $handle is supplied or FALSE on other errors, including end of file. CHANGELOG
+--------+---------------------------------------------------+ |Version | | | | | | | Description | | | | +--------+---------------------------------------------------+ | 5.3.0 | | | | | | | The $escape parameter was added | | | | | 5.1.0 | | | | | | | The $length is now optional. Default is 0, mean- | | | ing no length limit. | | | | | 4.3.5 | | | | | | | fgetcsv(3) is now binary safe | | | | +--------+---------------------------------------------------+ EXAMPLES
Example #1 Read and print the entire contents of a CSV file <?php $row = 1; if (($handle = fopen("test.csv", "r")) !== FALSE) { while (($data = fgetcsv($handle, 1000, ",")) !== FALSE) { $num = count($data); echo "<p> $num fields in line $row: <br /></p> "; $row++; for ($c=0; $c < $num; $c++) { echo $data[$c] . "<br /> "; } } fclose($handle); } ?> NOTES
Note Locale setting is taken into account by this function. If $LANG is e.g. en_US.UTF-8, files in one-byte encoding are read wrong by this function. SEE ALSO
str_getcsv(3), explode(3), file(3), pack(3), fputcsv(3). PHP Documentation Group FGETCSV(3)