PHP to write Tab Characters inside a file?

Question

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 ta

Answer 1

This should do:

$chunk = "abc\tdef\tghi";

Here is a link to an article with more extensive examples.

Answer 2

The tab character is \t. Notice the use of " instead of '.

$chunk = "abc\tdef\tghi";

PHP Strings - Double quoted

If the string is enclosed in double-quotes ("), PHP will interpret more escape sequences for special characters:

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\t horizontal tab (HT or 0x09 (9) in ASCII)

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Also, let me recommend the fputcsv() function which is for the purpose of writing CSV files.

Answer 3

Use \t and enclose the string with double-quotes:

$chunk = "abc\tdef\tghi";