PHP Tranform array of arrays in associative array of arrays

Question

I read a csv file and got this array $rows

Array
(
 [0] => Array
     (
        [0] => Name
        [1] => Company
        [2] => Email
        [3] => City
    )
[1] => Array
    (
        [0] => Foo
        [1] => Foo & co
        [2] => [email protected]
        [3] => NY
    )
[2] => Array
    (
        [0] => Bar
        [1] => Bar & co
        [2] => [email protected]
        [3] => Las Vegas
    )
)

I would try to transform it into an associative array by filtering only some fields contained in the first array. The result should be this

Array
(
[0] => Array
   (
    ['Name'] => Foo
    ['Company'] => Foo & co
    ['Email] => [email protected]
   )
 [1] => Array
 (
    ['Name'] => Bar
    ['Company'] => Bar & co
    ['Email] => [email protected]
 )
)

Unfortunately I tried it in various ways but without success.

$name = array_search('Name', $rows[0]);
$company = array_search('Company', $rows[0]);
$email = array_search('Email', $rows[0]);

$rows = unset($rows[0]);

$array = array();

foreach ( $rows as $r => $row ) {
    foreach ( $row as $c => $cell ) {

    if ($c == $name) { $array = array( 'name' => $cell ); }
    if ($c == $company) { $array = array( 'company' => $cell ); }
    if ($c == $email) { $array = array( 'email' => $cell ); }
    }

}

Can you give me some suggestions? Thank you

Perhaps it is better to show us how you read the CSV file. Perhaps it can be read correctly right from the start? — KIKO Software
– KIKO Software, Commented Jul 22, 2019 at 14:50
Ah, so it's not a simple CSV file? If it is a CSV file then SimpleXLSX is a bit of an overkill. Like taking a plane to get bread. — KIKO Software
– KIKO Software, Commented Jul 22, 2019 at 15:00
@KIKOSoftware - Sorry, I thought it was not important the type of file I read but only the result of data obtained — Paolo Rossi
– Paolo Rossi, Commented Jul 22, 2019 at 15:01

Shivendra Singh · Accepted Answer · 2019-07-22 15:06:07Z

2

You can try the below code. It will make header name and value of that dynamic, based on csv file.

$header = array();
foreach($array as $key=>$value){

    if($key == 0){
        $header = array_values($value);
    }else{

        $final_result[]= array_combine($header, array_values($value));
    }
}

echo "<pre>";
print_r($final_result);

DEMO

answered Jul 22, 2019 at 15:06

Shivendra Singh

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RiggsFolly · Accepted Answer · 2019-07-22 15:01:27Z

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Try and build what you want when you read the file, rather than having to rearrange something you didnt want in the first place.

// loose the titles line
fgetcsv($file, 1000, ',')

$rows= [];

while ( $line = fgetcsv($file, 1000, ',') !== FALSE) {
    $rows[] = ['Name'=> $line[0], 'Company'=> $line[1], 'Email'=> $line[2] ];
}

@patent pending @KIKO Software

edited Jul 22, 2019 at 15:01

answered Jul 22, 2019 at 14:54

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KIKO Software Over a year ago

I have a patent pending on this idea!

RiggsFolly Over a year ago

Full attribution given :)

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