csv_to_array.php

<?php
/**
 * Convert a comma separated file into an associated array.
 * The first row should contain the array keys.
 * 
 * Example:
 * 
 * @param string $filename Path to the CSV file
 * @param string $delimiter The separator used in the file
 * @return array
 * @link http://gist.github.com/385876
 * @author Jay Williams <http://myd3.com/>
 * @copyright Copyright (c) 2010, Jay Williams
 * @license http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php MIT License
 */
function csv_to_array($filename='', $delimiter=',')
{
	if(!file_exists($filename) || !is_readable($filename))
		return FALSE;
	
	$header = NULL;
	$data = array();
	if (($handle = fopen($filename, 'r')) !== FALSE)
	{
		while (($row = fgetcsv($handle, 1000, $delimiter)) !== FALSE)
		{
			if(!$header)
				$header = $row;
			else
				$data[] = array_combine($header, $row);
		}
		fclose($handle);
	}
	return $data;
}

/**
 * Convert a comma separated string into an associated array.
 * The first row should contain the array keys.
 * 
 * Example:
 * 
 * @param string $input CSV data
 * @param string $delimiter The separator used in the file
 * @return array
 * @link http://gist.github.com/5418706/
 * @author Berteh <https://gist.github.com/berteh>
 * @copyright Copyright (c) 2013, Berteh
 * @license http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php MIT License
 */
function strcsv_to_array($input, $delimiter=',', $enclosure = '"', $escape = "\\") {
	$header = NULL;
	$data = array();
	$fp = fopen("php://memory", 'r+');
	fputs($fp, $input);
	rewind($fp);

	while (($row = fgetcsv($fp, 0, $delimiter, $enclosure, $escape)) !== FALSE)	{
		if(!$header)
			$header = $row;
		else
			$data[] = array_combine($header, $row);
	}
	fclose($fp);
	return $data;
}


/**
 * Example
 */

print_r(csv_to_array('example.csv'));
print_r(strcsv_to_array("\"name\", \"number\"\n\"Lorem\", 88\n\"ipsum\", 99"));
?>

example.csv

result.txt

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

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

)
Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [name] => Lorem
            [number] => 88
        )

    [1] => Array
        (
            [name] => ipsum
            [number] => 99
        )

)