diff --git a/jsts/php.jst b/jsts/php.jst
index 11eb726..6187729 100755
--- a/jsts/php.jst
+++ b/jsts/php.jst
@@ -296,6 +296,8 @@ function strlen($str)
 
 function explode($sep, $str)
 {
+  // For EMPTY $str return [] instead of [0:""]
+  if($str=="") return [];
   if(typeof($str) !== "undefined"){
     return $str.split($sep);
   }