php-doc-en/reference/filesystem/functions/fputcsv.xml

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  <refentry id="function.fputcsv">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>fputcsv</refname>
    <refpurpose>
     Format line as CSV and write to file pointer
    </refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
    <methodsynopsis>
     <type>int</type><methodname>fputcsv</methodname>
     <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>handle</parameter></methodparam>
     <methodparam choice="opt"><type>array</type><parameter>fields</parameter></methodparam>
     <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>delimiter</parameter></methodparam>
     <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>enclosure</parameter></methodparam>
    </methodsynopsis>
    <para>
     <function>fputcsv</function> formats a line (passed as a
     <parameter>fields</parameter> array) as CSV and write it to the
     specified file <parameter>handle</parameter>. Returns the length of the
     written string, or &false; on failure.
    </para>
    <para>
     The optional <parameter>delimiter</parameter> parameter sets the field
     delimiter (one character only). Defaults as a comma: <literal>,</literal>.
    </para>
    <para>
     The optional <parameter>enclosure</parameter> parameter sets the field 
     enclosure (one character only) and defaults to a double quotation mark:
     <literal>"</literal>.
    </para>
    <para>
     <example>
      <title><function>fputcsv</function> example</title>
      <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php

$list = array (
    'aaa,bbb,ccc,dddd',
    '123,456,789',
    '"aaa","bbb"'
);

$fp = fopen('file.csv', 'w');

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

fclose($fp);
?>
]]>
      </programlisting>
     </example>
    </para>
    &note.line-endings;
    <para>
     See also <function>fgetcsv</function>.
    </para>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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