php wont write correctly to textfile

Question

so i have the following code:

myarray[1] = item1, element1, element2
myarray[2] = item2, element1, element2

$outfile = "csv.txt";
$filewriter = fopen($outfile, "w"); // open for write
foreach($myarray as $item) {
    fwrite($filewriter, $item);
}

which produces the following in the txt file:

item1,element1,element2item2,element1,element2

if i try to use "\n" it produces this output:

item1,element1,element2
(blank line)
item2,element1,element2

how do i get it too:

item1,element1,element2
item2,element1,element2

This is the \n

function writetofile($myarray){
$outfile = "csv.txt"; 
$filewriter = fopen($outfile,"w"); // open for write
$item=$myarray[0]."\n".$myarray[1];
fwrite($filewriter, $item);

Thanks

fwrite($filewriter, $item."\n"); -> double quotes: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3066421/writing-a-new-line-to-file-in-php p.s. -> foreach($myarray as $item) { fwrite($filewriter, $item."\n"); } — sinisake, Feb 19 '14 at 17:33

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 19 '14 at 17:01

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Try with the code below

<?php
$myarray[1] = 'item1, element1, element2';
$myarray[2] = 'item2, element1, element2';

$outfile = "csv.txt";
$filewriter = fopen($outfile, "w"); // open for write
foreach($myarray as $item) {
    fwrite($filewriter, $item.'
');
}

answered Feb 19 '14 at 17:01

Ankit Pise

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using the code it produces: item1,2,element2,3 (blank line) item2,2,element2,3 (blank line) – user3329114 Feb 19 '14 at 17:06
must be a problem with another bit of my code then hmmm – user3329114 Feb 19 '14 at 17:09
fwrite($filewriter, $item.' '); this is nothing but it adds ENTER at the end of line, so new line just start from next line and adds enter again as so on, dont leave any spaces before **');** – Ankit Pise Feb 19 '14 at 17:09
foreach($myarray as $item) { fwrite($filewriter, $item.' '); is still producing blank lines in between – user3329114 Feb 19 '14 at 17:20
^ yeah but doesn't make a difference to the output which is annoying – user3329114 Feb 19 '14 at 17:37
Sir, the above code is working fine, there is some problem with notepad maybe :P try to open with notepad++ or any other good editor – Ankit Pise Feb 20 '14 at 07:18

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 19 '14 at 17:32

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Why not like this?

<?php
$myarray = array("item1 ,", "element1 ,", "element2 \r\n","item2 ,","element1 ,","element2");
$array_length = count($myarray); // Array length
$outfile = "csv.txt";
$filewriter = fopen($outfile, "w");


for($x=0;$x<$array_length;$x++)
  {
    echo $myarray[$x];
  fwrite($filewriter, $myarray[$x]);

  }

?>

The following code gives you (csv.txt) :

item1 ,element1 ,element2 
item2 ,element1 ,element2

answered Feb 19 '14 at 17:32

Yuva Raj

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@user3329114 Can't get you. Do you mean you are `reading $myarray[1] & $myarray[2]` from text file? – Yuva Raj Feb 19 '14 at 17:46
so the array is populated by reading in line by line a textfile – user3329114 Feb 19 '14 at 17:48

php wont write correctly to textfile

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