diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 09f1a765bd..8206f95b41 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ values
 - bug #3916 [interface] Missing scrollbar (original theme)
 + [vendor] add tcpdf path to vendor_config.php
 - bug fix compat with tcpdf >= 6.0 (tested with 6.0.012)
+- bug #3910 Export database with empty table as a php array, does not produce valid PHP
 
 4.0.0.0 (2013-05-03)
 + Patch #3481047 for rfe #3480477 Insert as new row enhancement
diff --git a/libraries/plugins/export/ExportPhparray.class.php b/libraries/plugins/export/ExportPhparray.class.php
index cbe5e2c039..2d3b73c545 100644
--- a/libraries/plugins/export/ExportPhparray.class.php
+++ b/libraries/plugins/export/ExportPhparray.class.php
@@ -191,16 +191,17 @@ class ExportPhparray extends ExportPlugin
 
         $buffer = '';
         $record_cnt = 0;
+        // Output table name as comment
+        $buffer .= $crlf . '// '
+                    . PMA_Util::backquote($db) . '.'
+                    . PMA_Util::backquote($table) . $crlf;
+        $buffer .= '$' . $tablefixed . ' = array(';
+        
         while ($record = PMA_DBI_fetch_row($result)) {
             $record_cnt++;
 
-            // Output table name as comment if it's the first record of the table
             if ($record_cnt == 1) {
-                $buffer .= $crlf . '// '
-                    . PMA_Util::backquote($db) . '.'
-                    . PMA_Util::backquote($table) . $crlf;
-                $buffer .= '$' . $tablefixed . ' = array(' . $crlf;
-                $buffer .= '  array(';
+                $buffer .= $crlf . '  array(';
             } else {
                 $buffer .= ',' . $crlf . '  array(';
             }
@@ -223,4 +224,4 @@ class ExportPhparray extends ExportPlugin
         return true;
     }
 }
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>