Insert into csv file with a new line each - php

Question

I try to insert data from a form into a csv file the insert work fine but i have a problem with the new line i did different search and have different solution but nothing work for me
this is the code
$file = fopen('contacts.csv', 'a+');
// open the file and check for a character
if( fread($file, 1) != "" ){
// file has data, write new line
fwrite($file, "\n");
}else{
// file doesnt have data, no new line needed
}
$csv=array();
$csv[] = $_POST['txt_number'];
$csv[] = $_POST['txt_stage'];
$csv[] = $_POST['txt_category'];
$csv[] = $_POST['txt_description'];
$csv[] = $_POST['txt_division'];
$csv[] = $_POST['txt_notapprove'];
$csv[] = $_POST['txt_approve'];
$csv[] = $_POST['txt_notexist'];
$csv[] = $_POST['txt_priority'];
$csv[] = $_POST['txt_frequency'];
$csv[] = $_POST['startdate'];
$csv[] = $_POST['enddate'];
$csv[] = $_POST['duration'];
$csv[] = $_POST['txt_asd'];
$csv[] = $_POST['txt_add'];
$csv[] = $_POST['txt_aduration'];
$csv[] = $_POST['txt_transferredto'];
$csv[] = $_POST['txt_wo'];
$csv[] = $_POST['txt_percentage'];
$csv[] = $_POST['txt_note'];
// put data stored in $csv into file
fputcsv($file,$csv);
fclose($file);
the out put i want in the file is like this example
,,,test,test,,,,,, new line for a new date
,,,test2,test2,,,,,
i used different thing "\n","\r","\n\r"
but this solution didn't work
once it give me the result with new line without cama "," and that what i don't want
than how to solve this problem to a new line in a csv file in the look i want ?
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-sm-3 control-label" for="textinput">Description</label>
<div class="col-sm-3">
<input id="textinput" name="txt_description" type="text" placeholder="Description" class="form-control input-md">
</div>
<label class="col-sm-3 control-label" for="textinput">Division</label>
<div class="col-sm-3">
<input id="textinput" name="txt_division" type="text" placeholder="Division" class="form-control input-md" >
</div></div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-sm-3 control-label" for="textinput">Stage</label>
<div class="col-sm-3">
<input id="textinput" name="txt_stage" type="text" placeholder="Stage" class="form-control input-md" >
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-md-3 control-label" for="textinput">Category</label>
<div class="col-sm-3">
<input id="textinput" name="txt_category" type="text" placeholder="Category" class="form-control input-md" >
</div>
<label class="col-md-3 control-label" for="radios">Priority</label>
<div class="col-sm-3">
<select id="selectbasic" name="txt_priority" class="form-control">
<option value=""></option>
<option value="Low Priority">Low Priority</option>
<option value="Routine">Routine</option>
<option value="Urgent">Urgent</option>
<option value="Important">Important</option>
</select>
</div>
</div>
<label class="col-sm-3 control-label" for="textinput">Frequency</label>
<div class="col-sm-3">
<select id="selectbasic" name="txt_frequency" class="form-control">
<option value=""></option>
<option value="Once">Once</option>
<option value="Daily">Daily</option>
<option value="Weekly">Weekly</option>
<option value="Monthly">Monthly</option>
<option value="Semiannual">Semiannual</option>
</select>
</div>
<label class="col-sm-3 control-label" for="textinput">Transferred To</label>
<div class="col-sm-3">
<?php
$q=mysqli_query($conn,"SELECT concat(db_fname,' ' , db_lname) as fname from tbl_user where db_level!='4'
UNION
SELECT db_CompanyName as scn from tbl_supplier
UNION
SELECT db_CompanyName as sucn from tbl_subcontractor
")or die(mysqli_error($conn));
echo'<select name="txt_transferredto" class="form-control inpu-md" >';
echo"<option value=''></option>";
while($row=mysqli_fetch_array($q)){
$fname=$row['fname'];
$companyname=$row['scn'];
$subcompanyname=$row['sucn'];
if($fname!=""){
echo"<option value='$fname'>";echo $fname;echo"</option>";}
else if($subcompanyname!=""){
echo"<option value='$subcompanyname'>";echo $subcompanyname;echo"</option>";}
else if($companyname!=""){
echo"<option value='$companyname'>";echo $companyname;echo"</option>";}
}
echo'</select>';
?>
</div>
<label class="col-sm-3 control-label" for="textinput">WO</label>
<div class="col-sm-3">
<input id="textinput" name="txt_wo" type="text" placeholder="WO" class="form-control input-md">
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-sm-4 control-label" for="checkbox">Not Approve</label>
<div class="col-sm-3">
<input type = 'Radio' Name ='exist' value= 'Not Approve' >
</div>
<label class="col-sm-4 control-label" for="checkbox">Approve</label>
<div class="col-sm-3">
<input type = 'Radio' Name ='exist' value= 'Approve'>
</div>
<label class="col-sm-4 control-label" for="checkbox">Not Exist</label>
<div class="col-sm-3">
<input type = 'Radio' Name ='exist' value= 'Not Exist' >
</div>
<label class="col-sm-3 control-label" for="textinput">Percentage</label>
<div class="col-sm-3">
<input id="textinput" name="txt_percentage" type="text" placeholder="Percentage" class="form-control input-md">
</div>
</div>
<!--Planing Date-->
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-sm-3 control-label" for="textinput">Planing Start Date</label>
<div class="col-sm-3">
<input id="basic_example_1" name="startdate" type="text" placeholder="planing Date" class="form-control input-md" onfocus="(this.type='date')" onblur="(this.type='text')" onChange="onDateChange()" onchange="cal()">
</div>
<label class="col-sm-3 control-label" for="textinput">Planing DUE Date</label>
<div class="col-sm-3">
<input id="basic_example_2" name="enddate" type="text" placeholder="planing Date" class="form-control input-md" onfocus="(this.type='date')" onblur="(this.type='text')" onchange="cal()" >
</div>
<label class="col-sm-3 control-label" for="textinput" >Duration</label>
<div class="col-sm-3">
<input id="duration" name="duration" type="text" placeholder="Duration" class="form-control input-md" onChange="onDateChange()" >
</div>
</div>
<!--Actual Date -->
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-sm-3 control-label" for="textinput">Actual Start Date</label>
<div class="col-sm-3">
<input id="basic_example_3" name="txt_asd" type="text" placeholder="Actual Date" class="form-control input-md" onfocus="(this.type='date')" onblur="(this.type='text')" onChange="onDateChange()" onchange="call()" >
</div>
<label class="col-sm-3 control-label" for="textinput">Actual DUE Date</label>
<div class="col-sm-3">
<input id="basic_example_4" name="txt_add" type="text" placeholder="Actual Date" class="form-control input-md" onfocus="(this.type='date')" onblur="(this.type='text')" onchange="call()" >
</div>
<label class="col-sm-3 control-label" for="textinput" >Duration</label>
<div class="col-sm-3">
<input id="aduration" name="txt_aduration" type="text" placeholder="Duration" class="form-control input-md" onChange="onDateChange()" >
</div>
</div>
<!--progress Bar-->
<!-- Textarea -->
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-md-3 control-label" for="textarea">Notes</label>
<div class="col-md-9">
<textarea class="form-control" id="textarea" name="txt_note" ></textarea>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Button (Double) -->
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-md-3 control-label" for="button1id"></label>
<div class="col-md-8">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Save" class="btn btn-success">
</div>

Answer 1

Format your CSV as multi-dimensional array. First level index means row index, second level index means column index.
$csv = [
[
'test',
'test',
'test',
],
[
'test2',
'test2',
'test2',
]
];
To write to CSV use loop and write line by line:
$file = fopen('contacts.csv', 'a+');
foreach ($csv as $row) {
fputcsv($file, $row);
}
fclose($file);
Than you will get output as
test,test,test
test2,test2,test2

Answer 2

Unless you are needing the fields in a different order in the csv than they appear in the form or I have missed the point here then the following works - every time the form is submitted it writes a new line with the $_POST data.
$filename = __DIR__ . '/contacts.csv';
$file = fopen( $filename, 'a+' );
fputcsv( $file, $_POST );
fclose( $file );
To test that each entry is on a new line, after the above code try adding:
$lines=file( $filename );
foreach( $lines as $line )echo $line.'<br />';
That shows each line being rendered with a br tag afterwards so you can assume that the line endings are being recognised correctly and that you should therefore be able to use that to enter to the db.
An alternative method that generates each $_POST on a new line that DOES appear correctly in Notepad.
$filename=__DIR__.'/contacts.csv';
file_put_contents( $filename, '"' . implode( '","', $_POST ). '"' . PHP_EOL, FILE_APPEND | FILE_TEXT );

Answer 3

the solution is this code work don't use notepad to see the result if you want you can also use PHP_EOL it work on notepad and other editor thanks for all for your response or can you use without PHP_EOL or \n