<?php
//database variables
$server = 'localhost';
$login = 'USERNAME';
$password = 'PASSWORD';
//File to be created/opened
$filename = '/home/USERNAME/csv/database.csv';
mysql_connect($server, $login, $password);
mysql_select_db($db);
$fp = fopen($filename, "w");
$res = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM $table");
// fetch a row and write the column names out to the file
$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($res);
$line = "";
$comma = "";
foreach($row as $name => $value) {
$line .= $comma . '"' . str_replace('"', '""', $name) . '"';
$comma = ",";
}
$line .= "\n";
fputs($fp, $line);
// remove the result pointer back to the start
mysql_data_seek($res, 0);
// and loop through the actual data
while($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($res)) {
$line = "";
$comma = "";
foreach($row as $value) {
$line .= $comma . '"' . str_replace('"', '""', $value) . '"';
$comma = ",";
}
$line .= "\n";
fputs($fp, $line);
}
fclose($fp);
?>