Wrap CSV values generated by PHP fputcsv() with “ ”

Question

So, my code generates a CSV file using PHP\'s built-in fputcsv function.

For the delimiter, I use \',\' (a comma).
For the enclosure, I use \'

Answer 1

I worked around this by inserting some bogus string characters, with a space, #@ @#, and then removing them. Here's a sample implementation:

//$exported is our array of data to export
$filename = 'myfile.csv';
$fp = fopen($filename, 'w');
foreach ($exported as $line => $row) {
    if ($line > 0) {
        foreach ($row as $key => $value) {
                $row[$key] = $value."#@ @#";
        }
    }
    fputcsv($fp, $row);
}

fclose($fp);
$contents = file_get_contents($filename);
$contents = str_replace("#@ @#", "", $contents);
file_put_contents($filename, $contents);

This encloses all fields in double quotes, including empty ones