$arr = array("php", "java", "python", "c", "c++", "c#", "javascript");
$N = 3;
for ($i = 0; $i < $N; $i++) {
$result = array_shift($arr);
if (is_null($result)) {
echo "The array is empty" . "\n";
break;
}
}
print_r($arr);
/*
run:
Array
(
[0] => c
[1] => c++
[2] => c#
[3] => javascript
)
*/