What are the advantages and disadvantages of exporting PHP arrays to CSV files before importing them into Excel?

Exporting PHP arrays to CSV files before importing them into Excel can be advantageous because CSV files are a common and easily readable format that Excel can easily import. This can simplify the process of transferring data between PHP and Excel. However, exporting to CSV files may introduce additional steps and potential for errors in the data conversion process. 

// Sample PHP code to export a PHP array to a CSV file

$data = array(
    array('Name', 'Age', 'Email'),
    array('John Doe', 30, 'johndoe@example.com'),
    array('Jane Smith', 25, 'janesmith@example.com')
);

$fp = fopen('data.csv', 'w');

foreach ($data as $fields) {
    fputcsv($fp, $fields);
}

fclose($fp);

Keywords

PHP arrays CSV files Excel import

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