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# parseCSV
_Note: I am no longer actively working on this library, but please submit pull
requests for any fixes/features you would like to see added._
parseCSV is an easy to use PHP class to read and write CSV data properly. It
fully conforms to the specifications outlined on the on the
[Wikipedia article][CSV]. It has a few advanced features which help make your
life easier when dealing with CSV data.
I originally created this library in early 2007 due to the lack of built-in
and third-party support for handling CSV data in PHP.
[csv]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma-separated_values
## Features
* parseCSV is the only complete and fully featured CSV solution for PHP (as
far as i know).
* Supports enclosed values, enclosed commas, double quotes and new lines.
* Automatic delimiter character detection.
* Sort data by specific fields/columns.
* Easy data manipulation.
* Basic SQL-like _conditions_, _offset_ and _limit_ options for filtering
data.
* Error detection for incorrectly formatted input. It attempts to be
intelligent, but can not be trusted 100% due to the structure of CSV, and
how different programs like Excel for example outputs CSV data.
* Support for character encoding conversion using PHP's _iconv_ function
(requires PHP 5).
* Supports both PHP 4 & 5.
## Example Usage
**General**
```php
$csv = new parseCSV('data.csv');
print_r($csv->data);
```
**Tab delimited, and encoding conversion**
```php
$csv = new parseCSV();
$csv->encoding('UTF-16', 'UTF-8');
$csv->delimiter = "\t";
$csv->parse('data.tsv');
print_r($csv->data);
```
**Auto-detect delimiter character**
```php
$csv = new parseCSV();
$csv->auto('data.csv');
print_r($csv->data);
```
**Modify data in a CSV file**
```php
$csv = new parseCSV();
$csv->sort_by = 'id';
$csv->parse('data.csv');
# "4" is the value of the "id" column of the CSV row
$csv->data[4] = array('firstname' => 'John', 'lastname' => 'Doe', 'email' => 'john@doe.com');
$csv->save();
```
**Add row/entry to end of CSV file**
_Only recommended when you know the extact sctructure of the file._
```php
$csv = new parseCSV();
$csv->save('data.csv', array('1986', 'Home', 'Nowhere', ''), true);
```
**Convert 2D array to csv data and send headers to browser to treat output as
a file and download it**
```php
$csv = new parseCSV();
$csv->output(true, 'movies.csv', $array);
```
## Credits
* parseCSV is based on the concept of [Ming Hong Ng][ming]'s [CsvFileParser][]
class.
[ming]: http://minghong.blogspot.com/
[CsvFileParser]: http://minghong.blogspot.com/2006/07/csv-parser-for-php.html
## License
(The MIT license)
Copyright (c) 2014 Jim Myhrberg.
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.