It might be confusing as far as i red on many forums that fails to explain the diffrence between isset() and empty().
So let me put it this way :
Isset() checks if a variable has a value including ( Flase , 0 , or Empty string) , But not NULL.
Returns TRUE if var exists; FALSE otherwise.
On the other hand the empty() function checks if the variable has an empty value empty string , 0, NULL ,or False. Returns FALSE if var has a non-empty and non-zero value.
Comparison example on both isset() and empty()
<?php
$var = 0;
// Evaluates to true because $var is empty
if (empty($var)) {
echo '$var is either 0, empty, or not set at all';
}
// Evaluates as true because $var is set
if (isset($var)) {
echo '$var is set even though it is empty';
}
?>
For more information and examples visit the following links.
m0o