CSV is one of the popular data storage methods used on the Web. Being a modern language, PHP has no problems handling various data formats including csv. It offers native functions to read and write csv files.
With fputcsv method, you can write data as a csv file and force it to download. Writing code in comment? Please use ide. Load Comments. What's New. Most visited in Web Technologies. Mate, I really owe you one! None the less I still have a question. Could you probably show me how one would initialize the download? Meaning, how would I program the button for the User to use and how would I link it with the action you provided?
Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. William Pereira William Pereira 2 2 silver badges 11 11 bronze badges. Sorry charlie, i changed my answer again. Adding the readfile function was the solution that worked for me. Show 1 more comment. Please search the next time better. Blub A. Blub 1 1 gold badge 5 5 silver badges 10 10 bronze badges. Because fputcsv can only write to file pointers, line 6 opens the output stream as if it were a file.
Line 9 then outputs column headers, while line 17 loops over the rows of data and outputs them. How it works The code needs to tell the browser that it is producing a CSV file and that the file should be offered for download, rather than displayed in the browser.
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