Function to load CSV file from fixtures directory and return it as an array; useful in Unit Testing to get a mock return value for a database operation. Code is totally cribbed from various places online and mashed together for my use.

getCSVData

<?php
public function getCSVData($file) {
  	$filename = __DIR__."/fixtures/$file.csv";
		if (!file_exists($filename)) throw new Exception("CSV file $filename doesn't exist.");
		$csv = array_map("str_getcsv", file($filename, FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES));
		$keys = array_shift($csv);
		foreach ($csv as $i=>$row) {
		    $csv[$i] = array_combine($keys, $row);
		}
		return $csv;
	}