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CSV export of a MySQL query using a PHP class. Full article and function source at: http://imelgrat.me/php/csv-exports-using-php-class
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download-example.php
<?php
#Include the class. This class takes the results of a SQL query and outputs in the CSV (comma separated values) format.
require_once("iam_csvdump.php");
# Set the parameters: SQL Query, hostname, databasename, dbuser and password
$dumpfile = new iam_csvdump;
# Call the CSV Dumping function and THAT'S IT!!!! A file named export.csv is sent to the user for download
$dumpfile->dump("SELECT * FROM `tablename`", "export", "csv", "mysql", "root", "", "localhost" );
?>
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raw-display-example.php
<?php
#Include the class. This class takes the results of a SQL query and outputs in the CSV (comma separated values) format.
require_once("iam_csvdump.php");
# Set the parameters: SQL Query, hostname, databasename, dbuser and password
$dumpfile = new iam_csvdump;
# Call the CSV Dumping function with empty filenames and extension to send the query results to the browser as raw text
$dumpfile->dump("SELECT * FROM user", "", "", "mysql", "root", "", "localhost" );
?>
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Hi, great work
How can I use it with PostgreSql? There is a way to give port 5432 as param?
I'm trying but I receive an http 500 error...

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