How do I simply write out a file containing real tabs? tab represents the real tab, which is not a space. How to write tab or what characters are the real tab?
For example here:
$chunk = "a,b,c";
file_put_contents("chunk.csv",$chunk);
What characters should I use to get tabs instead of comma (,) there?
In the output file, there should be real tabs between delimited words.
key in a text editor, we get a real wide space.
Use
\tand enclose the string with double-quotes:The tab character is
\t. Notice the use of"instead of'.PHP String - Double Reference
Also, let me recommend the fputcsv() function, which is used to write CSV files.