Are there any best practices to follow when writing a script to automatically download and import CSV files into a database in PHP?

To automatically download and import CSV files into a database in PHP, it is recommended to use the fopen function to download the file, parse the CSV data using fgetcsv, and then insert the data into the database using prepared statements to prevent SQL injection. 

<?php
// Download CSV file
$file = fopen('https://example.com/data.csv', 'r');

// Connect to database
$pdo = new PDO('mysql:host=localhost;dbname=database', 'username', 'password');

// Prepare insert statement
$stmt = $pdo->prepare('INSERT INTO table (column1, column2) VALUES (?, ?)');

// Parse CSV data and insert into database
while (($data = fgetcsv($file)) !== false) {
    $stmt->execute($data);
}

// Close file and database connection
fclose($file);
$pdo = null;
?>

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