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+--TEST--
+Bug #37864 (file_get_contents() leaks on empty file)
+--FILE--
+<?php
+	$tmpfname = tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), "emptyfile");
+	echo file_get_contents($tmpfname), "done.";
+	unlink($tmpfname);
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+done.