PHP to write Tab Characters inside a file?

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How do i simply write out a file including real tabs inside? `tab` means real `tab` which is not the spaces. How to write the `tab` or what is the character for real `tab`? For example here: ``` $chunk = "a,b,c"; file_put_contents("chunk.csv",$chunk); ``` What character should i use to get `tabs` instead of `Commas (,)` there? In the output file, there should be real `tabs` between the seperated words. - Real Tabs means, a true wide space we get when we press the `<tab>` key in a text-editor.

Accepted Answer

The tab character is ` `. Notice the use of `"` instead of `'`. ``` $chunk = " </head>"; ``` PHP Strings - Double quoted If the string is enclosed in double-quotes ("), PHP will interpret more escape sequences for special characters: ... horizontal tab (HT or 0x09 (9) in ASCII) Also, let me recommend the fputcsv() function which is for the purpose of writing CSV files.

PHP to write Tab Characters inside a file?

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