Getting all values of $row in csv file

Question

I am trying this simple CSV file:

A;23
B;24
C;25
D;26
E;123
F;243
G;180
H;55
I;243

The meaning is to get an array with all values of the first column. The code looks like this:

<?php

    function importData($file, $store_id) {

        $handle = fopen($file, "r");

        while ($row = fgetcsv($handle, 0, ";")) {
        $productIds = array($row[1]);
        var_dump($productIds);
        exit;

        }
        fclose($handle);
    }

    importData("/home/test.csv", 3);

?>

When I dump the information of $row[0] I get the following:

array(1) {
  [0]=>
  string(1) "A"
}

The meaning is to get all values from A to I, not only the first one. What would be necessary to apply to the code?

Thanks for your collaborations

Answer 1

You're overwriting the array each time. Instead initalize the array once, and then add elements using array_push() or using the square bracket syntax :

function importData($file, $store_id) {
    $productIds = array();

    $handle = fopen($file, "r");

    while ($row = fgetcsv($handle, 0, ";")) {
        // Append the value onto the array
        $productIds[] = $row[1];
    }
    fclose($handle);
    return $productIds;
}

$productIds = importData("/home/test.csv", 3);