How can I output a UTF-8 CSV in PHP that Excel will read properly?

Question

I\'ve got this very simple thing that just outputs some stuff in CSV format, but it\'s got to be UTF-8. I open this file in TextEdit or TextMate or Dreamweaver and it displa

Answer 1

How about just outputting for Excel itself? This is an excellent class that allows you to generate XLS files server-side. I use it frequently for clients who can't "figure out" csv's and so far have never had a complaint. It also allows some extra formatting (shading, rowheights, calculations, etc) that csv won't ever do.