Req #46312 [Opn->Bgs]: function empty() on datetime doesn't work correctly

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=46312&edit=1 ID: 46312 Updated by: jani@php.net Reported by: remco at mailstreet dot nl Summary: function empty() on datetime doesn't work correctly -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Type: Feature/Change Request -Package: Feature/Change Request +Package: *General Issues Operating System: Apache/2.0.63 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.0 PHP Version: 5.2.6 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Sorry, but your problem does not imply a bug in PHP itself. For a list of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP, please visit http://www.php.net/support.php as this bug system is not the appropriate forum for asking support questions. Due to the volume of reports we can not explain in detail here why your report is not a bug. The support channels will be able to provide an explanation for you. Thank you for your interest in PHP. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-10-16 10:05:34] remco at mailstreet dot nl Description: ------------ if i toggle something like this it doesn't give me the result i would suspect to get: $dateTime is a mysql datetime string like :'0000-00-00 00:00:00' Wich should be equal to empty and not null Reproduce code: --------------- $dateTime = '0000-00-00 00:00:00'; if(empty($dateTime)){ $dateSet = false; } else { $dateSet = true; } var_export($dateSet); Expected result: ---------------- // $dateSet = tue; wich i believe should be false false Actual result: -------------- // $dateSet = tue; wich i believe should be false true ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=46312&edit=1