--TEST-- file() on a file with blank lines --FILE-- <?php $filepath = __FILE__ . ".tmp"; $fd = fopen($filepath, "w+"); fwrite($fd, "Line 1\n\n \n \n\Line 3"); fclose($fd); echo "file():\n"; var_dump(file($filepath)); echo "\nfile() with FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES:\n"; var_dump(file($filepath, FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES)); echo "\nfile() with FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES:\n"; var_dump(file($filepath, FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES)); echo "\nfile() with FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES | FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES:\n"; var_dump(file($filepath, FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES | FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES)); unlink($filepath); ?> --EXPECT-- file(): array(5) { [0]=> string(7) "Line 1 " [1]=> string(1) " " [2]=> string(2) " " [3]=> string(3) " " [4]=> string(7) "\Line 3" } file() with FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES: array(5) { [0]=> string(6) "Line 1" [1]=> string(0) "" [2]=> string(1) " " [3]=> string(2) " " [4]=> string(7) "\Line 3" } file() with FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES: array(5) { [0]=> string(7) "Line 1 " [1]=> string(1) " " [2]=> string(2) " " [3]=> string(3) " " [4]=> string(7) "\Line 3" } file() with FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES | FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES: array(4) { [0]=> string(6) "Line 1" [1]=> string(1) " " [2]=> string(2) " " [3]=> string(7) "\Line 3" }