csv_to_array

<?php
	/**
	 * Convert a CSV string into an array.
	 * 
	 * @param $string
	 * @param $separatorChar
	 * @param $enclosureChar
	 * @param $newlineChar
	 * @param $skip_rows
	 * @return array
	 */
	public static function csvstring_to_array($string, $skip_rows = 0, $separatorChar = ';', $enclosureChar = '"', $newlineChar = "\n") {
	    // @author: Klemen Nagode 
	    // @source: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1269562/how-to-create-an-array-from-a-csv-file-using-php-and-the-fgetcsv-function
	    $array = array();
	    $size = strlen($string);
	    $columnIndex = 0;
	    $rowIndex = 0;
	    $fieldValue="";
	    $isEnclosured = false;
	    for($i=0; $i<$size;$i++) {
	
	        $char = $string{$i};
	        $addChar = "";
	
	        if($isEnclosured) {
	            if($char==$enclosureChar) {
	
	                if($i+1<$size && $string{$i+1}==$enclosureChar){
	                    // escaped char
	                    $addChar=$char;
	                    $i++; // dont check next char
	                }else{
	                    $isEnclosured = false;
	                }
	            }else {
	                $addChar=$char;
	            }
	        }else {
	            if($char==$enclosureChar) {
	                $isEnclosured = true;
	            }else {
	
	                if($char==$separatorChar) {
	
	                    $array[$rowIndex][$columnIndex] = $fieldValue;
	                    $fieldValue="";
	
	                    $columnIndex++;
	                }elseif($char==$newlineChar) {
	                    echo $char;
	                    $array[$rowIndex][$columnIndex] = $fieldValue;
	                    $fieldValue="";
	                    $columnIndex=0;
	                    $rowIndex++;
	                }else {
	                    $addChar=$char;
	                }
	            }
	        }
	        if($addChar!=""){
	            $fieldValue.=$addChar;
	
	        }
	    }
	
	    if($fieldValue) { // save last field
	        $array[$rowIndex][$columnIndex] = $fieldValue;
	    }
	    
	    
	    /**
	     * Skip rows. 
	     * Returning empty array if being told to skip all rows in the array.
	     */ 
	    if ($skip_rows > 0) {
	    	if (count($array) == $skip_rows)
	    		$array = array();
	    	elseif (count($array) > $skip_rows)
	    		$array = array_slice($array, $skip_rows);	    	
	    	
	    }
	    
	    return $array;
	}