php import data from excel to mysql

<?php

$connect = mysql_connect("localhost", "pramodh", "") or die("cant connect to mysql");
mysql_select_db("pramodh");
$fp = fopen("people.csv", "r");

while ($line = fgets($fp)) {
$char =  split("\t",$line,4); 
     list($name, $age,$height,$date) = $char;
  //Split the line by the tab delimiter and store it in our list
    $sql = "insert into people(name,age,height,date) values('$name','$age','$height','$date')"; // Generate our sql string
    mysql_query($sql) or die(mysql_error()); // Execute the sql
    //fclose($line);
}
?>