Php method / function to convert CSV into an ARRAY

csvToArray.php

<?php
/**
 * Convert CSV TO ARRAY
 * @param  string $filename  
 * @param  string $delimiter 
 * @return 
 */
function csvToArray($filename='', $delimiter=','){
      if(!file_exists($filename) || !is_readable($filename))
          return FALSE;
   
      $header = NULL;
      $data = array();
      if (($handle = fopen($filename, 'r')) !== FALSE)
      {
          while (($row = fgetcsv($handle, 1000, $delimiter)) !== FALSE)
          {

              if(!$header){
                  // Remove any space in the header
                  $header = array_map('trim', $row);
              }
              
            $data[] = array_combine($header, $row);
          }
          fclose($handle);
      }
      return $data;
  }