PHP Export to CSV is putting all in 1 column - php

Question

First a disclaimer, I am a noob here. I am trying to output my results into an excel file, however for some reason I can't seem to figure it, all the results are entering into the same column
Here is the function that I am using to convert it to the file:
function createCSVFile($filename,$headings,$data) {
// Set Output Headers
header('Content-Type: text/csv; charset=utf-8');
header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename={$filename}.csv");
$fp = fopen('php://output', 'w');
$head = array();
foreach ($headings as $heading) {
$head[] = $heading;
}
fputcsv($fp, $head);
$rowData = array();
// Put the data into the csv
foreach ($data as $row) {
foreach ($row as $item) {
$rowData[] = $item;
}
fputcsv($fp, $rowData);
unset($rowData);
}
}
Here is some sample data and the structure of what I am passing:
$filename
$filename = "Staff-list";
$headings
$headings = array("Username","First Name","Last Name","Start Date", "End Date");
$data
$data = getStaffDetails();
Which returns:
array(6) {
[0]=>
array(5) {
[0]=>
string(12) "James21"
[1]=>
string(3) "James"
[2]=>
string(9) "Michael"
[3]=>
string(10) "2016-06-01"
[4]=>
string(10) "0000-00-00"
}
[1]=>
array(5) {
[0]=>
string(14) "thombommom"
[1]=>
string(5) "Thomas"
[2]=>
string(7) "Bomarius"
[3]=>
string(10) "2016-12-01"
[4]=>
string(10) "0000-00-00"
}
}
And here is what it looks like in the ouput:
Update 1:
As per Marks solution below, I tried setting the deliminator in the PHP func to ; like so:
fputcsv($fp, $head,';');
However, now the output just has semi colons instead of commas

Answer 1

One of the reasons I hate windows so much is that with every version, something is different making it harder for devs. Argh.... Anyway, what you need to do is override system setting ("list separator character") with: 'sep=;'.
The first thing you should pass to fputcsv is:
$seperator = "sep=;";
fputcsv($fp, $seperator, ';', ' ');
Then Make your data an array of arrays with the first array being your headings like so:
$data = array(array("One","Two", "Three"), array('1','2','3'),array('1','2','3'),array('1','2','3'));
Just because you said you're a noob I'll give ya the whole function:
function createCSVFile($filename,$data) {
// Set Output Headers
header('Content-Type: text/csv; charset=utf-8');
header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename={$filename}.csv");
$fp = fopen('php://output', 'w');
// This will override system setting ("list separator character") and Excel will open the file correctly.
$seperator = "sep=;";
fputcsv($fp, $seperator, ';', ' ');
// Get the array initialised.
$rowData = array();
// put the data into the csv
foreach ($data as $row) {
foreach ($row as $item) {
$rowData[] = $item;
}
fputcsv($fp, $rowData);
unset($rowData);
}
}
Keep me posted!