it prints them as data1\tdata2\tdata3\n... How can I get php to read \t and \n as tab and new line? ... "\t" not '\t', php doesnt escape in single quotes.
Common Escape Sequences in PHP. As already shown in previous examples, enclosing characters in single quotes or double quotes can create a string literal.
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