## Why is this an issue?

Empty statements represented by a semicolon `;` are statements that do not perform any operation. They are often the result of a typo or a misunderstanding of the language syntax. It is a good practice to remove empty statements since they don’t add value and lead to confusion and errors.

### Noncompliant code example

    function doSomething() {
      ;                                              // Noncompliant - was used as a kind of TODO marker
    }

    function doSomethingElse($p) {
      echo $p;;                                      // Noncompliant - double ;
    }

    for ($i = 1; $i <= 10; doSomething($i), $i++);   // Noncompliant - Rarely, they are used on purpose as the body of a loop. It is a bad practice to have side-effects outside of the loop body

### Compliant solution

    function doSomething() {}

    function doSomethingElse($p) {
      echo $p;

      for ($i = 1; $i <= 10; $i++) {
        doSomething($i);
      }
    }