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Php Programming Basics

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1. Uses two arguments: constant name and constant definition
general
define()
index
sort()

2. TRUE or FALSE
ASP
switch
arsort()
boolean

3. EXtensible Markup Language
wordwrap()
echo
list()
XML

4. Use ______ when a variable contains any amount of variables; in general.
if/elseif/else and switch statements
double quotes
sql
open source

5. _____ is a logical operator
chr()
XOR
nl2br()
str_ireplace()

6. Hyper Text Markup Language
HTML
htmlspecialchars()
curly braces; ${$total}
error_reporting (0)

7. All variables must begin with _________.
string
?>
preg_split()
the dollar sign $

8. leading zero: 0100 or 0567
chop()
octal
Parse error
getrandmax()

9. The ouput of var_export((bool)"NULL");
Array
Error
true
error_reporting (E_ALL)

10. standard notation
decimal
<<
single quotes
trim()

11. An array whose keys are strings; also known as a hash.
wordwrap()
associative array
^
Shebang

12. allows you to split strings based on more complex rules
preg_split()
E_STRICT
superglobal
foreach loop

13. To close a connection between a database
array()
$$
GET
mysql_close($dbc)

14. To reorganise the array randomly
shuffle()
htmlentities()
precedence
function

15. Leading 0x: 0x13F or 0xA23
Hex
boolean
general
indexed array

16. A conditional or loop is a ________________.
control structure
client-side programing
nl2br()
single quotes

17. searches the subject for matches to a given pattern replaced with the given replacement text
is_numeric()
Notice
define()
preg_replace()

18. The seven main SQL (structured query language) functions are alter - create - delete - _______ - insert - select - update
if/elseif/else and switch statements
preg_replace()
drop
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}

19. The output of var_export((float)array(0));
reassign
$_SESSION[]
arsort()
1

20. Tag to begin a php script
<?php
SGML
<<
reassign

21. Control structures that break exit
if/elseif/else and switch statements
getrandmax()
str_word_count()
list()

22. Function that contains the highest value that rand() can have randomly
==
getrandmax()
defined()
switch

23. Standard Generalized Markup Language
define()
is_numeric()
SGML
htmlspecialchars()

24. To word wrap after a certain amount of characters.
strlen()
switch
wordwrap()
HTTP

25. Used to encrypt values - it is a one-way encryption method
sort()
Parse error
$_GET[]
crypt()

26. Used to convert all HTML tags into their entity versions.
string
curly braces
htmlentities()
float

27. To remove all HTML and PHP tags.
shuffle()
strip_tags()
<?php
HTTP

28. To reset an array _______ the array() function to the array
reassign
double quotes
switch
not

29. a type with two possible values: true and false
reassign
boolean
Error
strip_tags()

30. a database which is best supported by PHP
strtok()
mysql
list()
$_GET[]

31. To sort by the keys while maintaining the correlation between the key and its value
==
Hex
ksort()
foreach loop

32. equivalence
curly braces
==
substr_count()
shuffle()

33. To sort values of an array without regard to the keys
array()
single quotes
str_word_count()
sort()

34. To sort the values while maintaining the correlation between each value and its key
Array
reassign
asort()
drop

35. Similar to mysql_fetch_array() - but cannot be accessed by integer offset
mysql_fetch_object()
variable
arsort()
===

36. _______ is a comparison operator
Shebang
predefined variable
null
!= inequality

37. This will not show error reporting - it will be turned off.
server-side programing
single quotes
strlen()
error_reporting (0)

38. PHP has two conditional: if and ______.
Shebang
addcslashes()
switch
array()

39. Document Type Definitions
+
DTD
the period; .
predefined

40. Tag to end a php script
server-side programing
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
string
?>

41. The order of operations.
precedence
predefined variable
+
SEO

42. container of both data and code
abs()
error_reporting (E_ALL)
Object
predefined

43. Used to find the amount of words in a string.
sort()
Parse error
curly braces
str_word_count()

44. $_POST Data sent using POST found is sent to _______
foreach loop
boolean
predefined variable
$_POST[]

45. Alias of rtrim()
Object
chop()
preg_split()
substr_count()

46. To create an array
shuffle()
array()
isset()
string

47. Creates a pointer to a file with the declared mode (read - write -etc.).
POST
predefined
fopen()
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}

48. Active Server Pages
ASP
>>
precedence
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)

49. The syntax for connecting to a database
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
list()
general
strtok()

50. either hasn't yet been set or is assigned NULL value
null
not
ASP
unset()

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