How do I program in php to interact with my sql database to export the data to a new excel spreadsheet?

I have a MySql Database and I am looking for a good easy to understand script in php that will interact with my Database and pull the information to a new Microsoft Excel file.





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Excel can read CSV files; these are very easy to write in PHP:





$file_handle = fopen(';filename.csv';, ';w';);





$result = mysql_query(';SELECT a,b,c FROM table';);


while( $row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result) )


{


fwrite($file_handle, $row['a'] . ';;'; . $row['b'] . ';;'; . $row['c'] . ';;\n';);


}


mysql_free_result($result);





fclose($file_handle);