empty 与 ！

$a = 1;
//非空
if ( !empty( $a ) ) {
     echo "\$a = $a";
} else {
     echo "NO";
}
echo "<hr/>";

//空
if ( !$a ) {
     echo "\$a = $a";
} else {
     echo "NO";
}
echo "<hr/>";
//空
if ( empty( $a ) ) {
     echo "\$a = $a";
} else {
     echo "NO";
}
echo "<hr/>";

var_dump( !$a );
echo "<hr/>";
var_dump( $a );
echo "<hr/>";