Read a CSV file to an associate array

csv_2_array.php

<?php
$csv = array();
 
if (($handle = fopen('your_csv_file_name_here.csv', "r")) !== FALSE) {
   $rowCounter = 0;
   while (($rowData = fgetcsv($handle, 0, ",")) !== FALSE) {
       if (0 === $rowCounter) {
           $headerRecord = $rowData;
       } else {
           foreach ($rowData as $key => $value) {
               $csv[$rowCounter - 1][$headerRecord[$key]] = $value;
           }
       }
       $rowCounter++;
   }

   fclose($handle);
}