PHP text file to array

<?php
$file = @fopen("text.txt", "r");

if ($file) {
    while (($buffer = fgets($file, 4096)) !== false) {
        $parts = explode('    ', $buffer);
        print_r($parts);
    }
    if (!feof($file)) {
        echo "fgets() failed\n";
    }
    fclose($file);
}
?>