In this article, we will learn how to display data from a CSV file using PHP using fgetcsv(), str_getcsv and SplFileObject functions.

CSV file is a simple file format used to store data with comma-separated values, and each row in it represents a record in the tabular data. To read a CSV file using PHP, we will use the fgetcsv() function which reads a line from a CSV file and returns an array of values representing the CSV data present in that line.

Let’s understand this with the help of an example below −

Example 1

In this example, we will read a data CSV file using fgetcsv() function and display the values in a tabular format using HTML table tag.

The CSV file used in this example −

Data.csv

Name, Age, City
John, 30, New York
Mary, 25, Los Angeles
Tom, 40, Chicago

Filename: index.php

   
How to Display Data from CSV file using PHP?
  ';
    while (($data = fgetcsv($csvFile, 1000, ",")) !== FALSE) {
      echo '';
      foreach ($data as $value) {
        echo '' . htmlspecialchars($value) . '';
      }
      echo '';
    }
    echo '';

    fclose($csvFile);
	?>

Example 2

In this example, we will read a Students CSV file containing their Name, Age, and Gender, and we will display their data in the tabular format using 3 different methods, using str_getcsv, fgetcsv, and SplFileObject methods respectively.

Students.csv

Name,Age,Gender
John Doe,25,Male
Jane Smith,30,Female
Bob Johnson,40,Male
Sara Lee,22,Female

Filename: index.php

   
How to Display Data from CSV file using PHP?
  
  
  "); // Split CSV data into rows
    
    echo '
Method 1: str_getcsv
';
    echo '

'; echo ''; echo ''; foreach ($rows as $row) { $values = str_getcsv($row, ","); // Split row into values echo ''; foreach ($values as $value) { echo ''; } echo ''; } echo '

Name	Age	Gender
' . htmlspecialchars($value) . '

'; ?> Method 2: Combine fgetcsv() and HTML'; $csvFile = fopen('students.csv', 'r'); echo ''; echo ''; echo ''; while (($data = fgetcsv($csvFile, 1000, ",")) !== FALSE) { echo ''; foreach ($data as $value) { echo ''; } echo ''; } echo '

Name	Age	Gender
' . htmlspecialchars($value) . '

'; fclose($csvFile); ?> Method 3: using SplFileObject'; $csvFile = new SplFileObject('students.csv', 'r'); $csvFile->setFlags(SplFileObject::READ_CSV); echo ''; echo ''; echo ''; foreach ($csvFile as $row) { echo ''; foreach ($row as $value) { echo ''; } echo ''; } echo '

Name	Age	Gender
' . htmlspecialchars($value) . '

'; ?>

Conclusion

In conclusion, displaying data from a CSV file using PHP is a straightforward process using the fgetcsv() function. With the help of HTML tags, we easily displayed the data in a tabular format. By following the examples provided in this article, we learned to read and display data from CSV files in PHP, which can be useful in various applications.