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PHP

Eric Ewers
Eric Ewers
13,976 Points
Posted by Eric Ewers
Eric Ewers
13,976 Points

Importing CSV file into MySQL using PHP

I am successfully able to import a CSV file into my MySQL database, but it adds a blank line in the database at the end.

My guess is that it's this line that is causing the problem, but I need help on fixing it:

while(!feof($handle)) {

Here is my full code:

// Connect to database
require 'assets/inc/config.php';

if ($_FILES[csv][size] > 0) { 
    $handle = fopen($_FILES[csv][tmp_name], "r");
    $headers = fgetcsv($handle, 1000, ",");
    while(!feof($handle)) {
        $data = fgets($handle);
        $listing = explode(",", $data); 
        $Status = 'Confirmed';
        $Conference = isset($_COOKIE['Conference']) ? $_COOKIE['Conference'] : $_COOKIE['Conference'];
        $RegType = 'Onsite';
        $BadgeType = 'Sponsor';
        $FirstName = $listing[0];
        $LastName = $listing[1];
        $Title = $listing[2];
        $Company = $listing[3];
        $Address = $listing[4];
        $City = $listing[5];
        $State = $listing[6];
        $ZipCode = $listing[7];
        $Email = $listing[8];
        $Phone = $listing[9];
        $Industry = $listing[10];
        $Speaker = $listing[11];
        $sql = "INSERT INTO attendees_test (Status, Conference, RegType, BadgeType, FirstName, LastName, Title, Company, Address, City, State, ZipCode, Email, Phone, Industry, Speaker) VALUES
            (
                '$Status',
                '$Conference',
                '$RegType',
                '$BadgeType',
                '$FirstName',
                '$LastName',
                '$Title',
                '$Company',
                '$Address',
                '$City',
                '$State',
                '$ZipCode',
                '$Email',
                '$Phone',
                '$Industry',
                '$Speaker'
            )";
        mysqli_query($con,$sql);
    }
    //redirect 
    header('Location: test.php?success=1'); die;
}

1 Answer

Eric Ewers
Eric Ewers
13,976 Points
Eric Ewers
Eric Ewers
13,976 Points

I found a solution. I added the following if statement inside the while loop:

if (!empty($data)) {
}

Full Code looks like:

// Connect to database
require 'assets/inc/config.php';

if ($_FILES[csv][size] > 0) { 
    $handle = fopen($_FILES[csv][tmp_name], "r");
    $headers = fgetcsv($handle, 1000, ",");
    while(!feof($handle)) {
        $data = fgets($handle);
        if (!empty($data)) {
            $listing = explode(",", $data); 
            $Status = 'Confirmed';
            $Conference = isset($_COOKIE['Conference']) ? $_COOKIE['Conference'] : $_COOKIE['Conference'];
            $RegType = 'Onsite';
            $BadgeType = 'Sponsor';
            $FirstName = $listing[0];
            $LastName = $listing[1];
            $Title = $listing[2];
            $Company = $listing[3];
            $Address = $listing[4];
            $City = $listing[5];
            $State = $listing[6];
            $ZipCode = $listing[7];
            $Email = $listing[8];
            $Phone = $listing[9];
            $Industry = $listing[10];
            $Speaker = $listing[11];
            $sql = "INSERT INTO attendees_test (Status, Conference, RegType, BadgeType, FirstName, LastName, Title, Company, Address, City, State, ZipCode, Email, Phone, Industry, Speaker) VALUES
                (
                    '$Status',
                    '$Conference',
                    '$RegType',
                    '$BadgeType',
                    '$FirstName',
                    '$LastName',
                    '$Title',
                    '$Company',
                    '$Address',
                    '$City',
                    '$State',
                    '$ZipCode',
                    '$Email',
                    '$Phone',
                    '$Industry',
                    '$Speaker'
                )";
            mysqli_query($con,$sql);
        }
    }
    //redirect 
    header('Location: test.php?success=1'); die;
}