On Mon, 2008-10-13 at 15:02 -0700, bruce wrote: > hi... > > as a test... using the cli php... try to write a short app to read a file that simulates your input csv file, and then writes it out as well... > > once you do this, you'll know you have the logic to read/write/manipulate the csv file. > > after you can do this, go ahead and then create/work with a app to read a csv file from the user/input/form data from a test website. > > finally, after you're sure of your ability to manipulate the csv file (read/write) than create the mysql process to insert the data.. > > you'll get it in no time... > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 2:56 PM > To: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Csv issue > > > I am using a form to select a csv file and then import it into mysql and maybe im just drawling a blank here. But why is it blowing up. > This thing loads like 14 million records into the database and I am clue less how it can do that with a 2 record csv file. > > <form enctype='multipart/form-data' action=? method=post> > Upload:<input type=file name=filename> > <input type=submit value='Upload'></form> > > > $row = 1; > $filename = $_POST['filename']; > $handle = fopen("$filename", "r"); > while (($data = fgetcsv($handle, 1000, ",")) !== FALSE) > { > $num = count($data); > echo "<p> $num fields in line $row: <br /></p>\n"; > $row++; > } > fclose($handle); > print "Import done"; > > This will produce millions of lines until i go in and stop the process on the server. I know its stupid but im drawling a blank as to why its doing this. The csv file has 2 lines in period. > <p> 0 fields in line 1: <br /></p> > <p> 0 fields in line 2: <br /></p> > ect for millions of records. > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > I had this happen when trying to read in a binary file as a CSV. Are you sure that the file is a CSV, and if so, is it delimited in the way you expect? Ash www.ashleysheridan.co.uk -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
