From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Operating system: Linux 2.2.16 PHP version: 4.0.5 PHP Bug Type: Arrays related Bug description: shifting or popping array with leading or trailing empty elements Let's say I have this string: /FAQ/ (a URI, actually) An explode action (delim is /)with a resulting count of the array reveals 3 elements. After an array_shift or array_pop, the count goes to 1. 3-1=1? $uri = strtolower(preg_replace("/[^a-zA-Z0-9\/]/","",$HTTP_SERVER_VARS["REQUEST_URI"])); $uri = explode("/", $uri); // make it an array echo count($uri); $uri = array_shift($uri); // delete first value which is always empty echo count($uri); -- Edit Bug report at: http://bugs.php.net/?id=11524&edit=1 -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]