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proloser/cakephp-csv
====================

2.0(7y ago)5223.6k↓45.7%41[2 PRs](https://github.com/ProLoser/CakePHP-CSV/pulls)PHPPHP >=5.4.16

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CSV Plugin
==========

[](#csv-plugin)

Allows the importing and exporting of a standard $this->data formatted array to and from csv files. Doesn't currently support HABTM.

Options
-------

[](#options)

Importing, exporting and setup come with the same options and default values

```
$options = array(
	// Refer to php.net fgetcsv for more information
	'length' => 0,
	'delimiter' => ',',
	'enclosure' => '"',
	'escape' => '\\',
	// Generates a Model.field headings row from the csv file
	'headers' => true,
	// If true, String $content is the data, not a path to the file
	'text' => false,
)
```

Instructions
------------

[](#instructions)

- Add Behavior to the table

```

```

### Importing

[](#importing)

- Upload a csv file to the server
- Import the csv file into your data variable:

**Approach 1:** Use a CSV file with the first row being Model.field headers

```
Posts.csv
Post.title, Post.created, Post.modified, body, user_id, Section.name, Category.0.name, Category.0.description, Category.1.name, Category.1.description
..., ..., ...
```

```
$this->data = $this->Posts->import($content, $options);
```

**Approach 2:** Pass an array of fields (in order) to the method

```
$data = $this->Posts->import($content, array('Post.title', 'Post.created', 'Post.modified', 'body', 'user_id', 'Category.0.name', 'Category.0.description', 'Category.1.name', 'Category.1.description'));
```

- Process/save/whatever with the data

```
$entities = $this->Posts->newEntities($data);
$Table = $this->Posts;
$Table->connection()->transactional(function () use ($Table, $entities) {
    foreach ($entities as $entity) {
        $Table->save($entity, ['atomic' => false]);
    }
});
```

### Exporting

[](#exporting)

- Populate an $this->data type array

```
$data = $this->Post->find()->all();
```

- Export to a file in a writeable directory

```
$this->Posts->exportCsv($filepath, $data, $options);
```

### Additional optional callbacks:

[](#additional-optional-callbacks)

- `beforeImportCsv($filename, $fields, $options)` returns boolean $continue
- `afterImportCsv($data)`
- `beforeExportCsv($filename, $data, $options)` returns boolean $continue
- `afterExportCsv()`

### FAQ

[](#faq)

#### Incorrect Line Endings (OSX)

[](#incorrect-line-endings-osx)

Some people [have mentioned](https://github.com/ProLoser/CakePHP-CSV/issues/6) having incorrect line endings. This can be fixed by having this in your php codebase:

```
ini_set("auto_detect_line_endings", true);

```

###  Health Score

39

—

LowBetter than 86% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity42

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community23

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity61

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 51.4% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~1110 days

Total

2

Last Release

2732d ago

Major Versions

1.0 → 2.02018-11-25

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/62983b1a01e5883ec177954371582558a8c9788c82a8ee1b35a2ef7d164c5474?d=identicon)[ProLoser](/maintainers/ProLoser)

---

Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

### Embed Badge

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