[SOLVED] Strings look identical, but var_dump( ) different number of values.

[ridiculous]

RESULTS OF VAR DUMP

 

string(18) "+OK 1218 octets "  //var_dump($a)

 

string(16) "+OK 1218 octets "  //var_dump($b)

 

 

I am pulling var $a off of a socket connection with the following code:

 

$a=fgets($fp, 1024);

 

And manually typing in var $b as a string. When I do a comparison test...they obviously aren't equal. Does anyone know what var $a could have that makes the string 2 characters longer?

[ratcateme]

it could have a \r\n on it try

var_dump(trim($a));

 

Scott.

[ShaunO]

If it's from sockets it most likely does have \r\n on the end.

[ridiculous]

Right on! You guys were money. Thanks a lot.