Convert a comma separated file into an associated array.

csv_to_array.php

/**
 * Convert a comma separated file into an associated array.
 * The first row must contain the array keys.
 * Return something like this:
 * Array
    (
        [0] => Array
                (
                    [name] => Lorem
                    [number] => 11
                )
        [1] => Array
                (
                    [name] => ipsum
                    [number] => 22
                )
    )
 *
 *
 * @param string $filename Path to the CSV file
 * @param string $delimiter The separator used in the file (default `,`)
 * @param string $enclosure The enclosure used in the file (default `"`)
 * @return array|bool
 *
 * @link http://gist.github.com/385876
 * @author Jay Williams <http://myd3.com/>
 * @copyright Copyright (c) 2010, Jay Williams
 * @license http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php MIT License
 */
function csv_to_array($filename='', $delimiter=',', $enclosure = '"') {

    ini_set('auto_detect_line_endings',TRUE);
    if(!file_exists($filename) || !is_readable($filename))
        return FALSE;

    $header = NULL;
    $data = array();
    if (($handle = fopen($filename, 'r')) !== FALSE)
    {
        while (($row = fgetcsv($handle, 1000, $delimiter, $enclosure)) !== FALSE)
        {
            if (!$header) {
                $header = $row;
            }
            else {
                if (count($header) > count($row)) {
                    $difference = count($header) - count($row);
                    for ($i = 1; $i <= $difference; $i++) {
                        $row[count($row) + 1] = $delimiter;
                    }
                }
                $data[] = array_combine($header, $row);
            }
        }
        fclose($handle);
    }
    return $data;
}

example.csv

result.txt

Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [name] => Lorem
            [number] => 11
        )

    [1] => Array
        (
            [name] => ipsum
            [number] => 22
        )

)