/* Apply the regex, filling $all_matches with all kinds of data */
preg_match_all($csv_regex, $line, $all_matches);

/* $Result will hold the array of fields we'll glean from $all_matches */
$Result = array ();

/* Run through each successful match . . .  */
for ($i = 0; $i < count($all_matches[0]); $i++)
{
  /* If the 2nd set of capturing parentheses captured, use that directly */
  if (strlen($all_matches[2][$i]) > 0)
     array_push($Result, $all_matches[2][$i]);
  else
  {
    /* It was a quoted value, so take care of an embedded double double-quote before using */
    array_push($Result, preg_replace('/""/', '"', $all_matches[1][$i]));
  }
}

/* The array $Result is now populated and available for use */




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