* "" (an empty string)
* 0 (0 as an integer)
* "0" (0 as a string)
* NULL
* FALSE
* array() (an empty array)
* var $var; (a variable declared, but without a value in a class)
$a = 0;
if (isset($a)) { //$a is set because it has some value ,eg:0
echo '$a has value';
}
if (!empty($a)) { //$a is empty because it has value 0
echo '$a is not empty';
} else {
echo '$a is empty';
}