<?php

// An Armstrong number is an n-digit number that is equal to the sum of the n'th powers of its digits.
// e.g. 153
// 3 digits = raise each number to power of 3
// 1^3 + 5^3 + 3^3  =>  153
// True
function armstrong_number($s)
{
    $val = (int) $s;
    $power = strlen($s);
    $digits = array_map('intval', str_split($s));
    $raised = array_map(function ($i) use($power) {
        return pow($i, $power);
    }, $digits);
    return array_sum($raised) === $val;
}
$filename = strpos($argv[0], 'Matthew\\Dropbox') !== false ? 'data.txt' : $argv[1];
foreach (file($filename) as $line) {
    echo (armstrong_number(trim($line)) ? 'True' : 'False') . PHP_EOL;
}
<?php

function armstrong_number($num)
{
    $power = strlen($num);
    $sum = 0;
    $num = (string) $num;
    for ($i = 0; $i < $power; $i++) {
        $sum = $sum + pow((string) $num[$i], $power);
    }
    if ((string) $sum == (string) $num) {
        return "True";
    } else {
        return "False";
    }
}
$fh = fopen($argv[1], "r");
while (!feof($fh)) {
    $test = fgets($fh);
    echo armstrong_number(trim($test)) . "\n";
}
fclose($fh);