Convert a comma separated file into an associated Array | Eagale Solutions

Convert-csv-to-associated-Array.php

<?php
/**
 * Convert a comma separated file into an associated array.
 * The first row should contain the array keys.
 * 
 * Function Parameters:
 * 
 * @param string $filename Path to the CSV file
 * @param string $delimiter The separator used in the file
 * @return array
 * @link https://gist.github.com/muddy-28/e54fedc9f4bc84f4a61542c503b1d9d7
 * @author Adnan Shafique <http://eagalesoft.com/adnan>
 * @copyright Copyright (c) 2016, Adnan Shafique
 * @license http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php MIT License
 */
function csv_to_array($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;
}
/**
 * Example usage
 */
$data_from_csv=csv_to_array('example.csv');
print_r($data_from_csv);
?>