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Php Programming Basics

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1. does a certain action when called upon
if/elseif/else and switch statements
XML
&
function

2. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
switch
HTTP
loops
strlen()

3. This fatal error arises from memory allocation problem.
html_entity_decode()
Array
Error
is_numeric()

4. Used to create a substring (referred to as a token) from a larger string
the period; .
strtok()
HTML
chop()

5. either hasn't yet been set or is assigned NULL value
float
curly braces
null
html_entity_decode()

6. Function can you use to format a number with commas
<<
$_GET[]
str_ireplace()
number_format()

7. function Function used to create a random number
the dollar sign $
mysql_close($dbc)
rand()
general

8. To sort values of an array without regard to the keys
$_GET[]
sort()
round() Function
null

9. $_SERVER - $_POST - $_GET - $_COOKIE - $_SESSION - $_ENV; special arrays.
superglobal
error_reporting (E_ALL)
floor()
htmlspecialchars()

10. bitwise right shift
>>
precedence
control structure
getrandmax()

11. Returns a character from a specified ASCII value
substr_count()
$_REQUEST
chr()
$varname[key]

12. Used to replace a substring with another string - it is not case-sensitive.
str_ireplace()
HTML
isset()
===

13. print $_SERVER will _____ work if you use the print function on arrays.
not
Parse error
substr_count()
rsort()

14. Tag to begin a php script
error_reporting (0)
htmlentities()
<?php
str_word_count()

15. any programing language where the user must support the language the script is written in
<?php
round() Function
trim()
client-side programing

16. Variable names cannot begin with _______
octal
numbers
preg_match()
curly braces; ${$total}

17. To put a dollar sign before a variable like $10 where 10 is the variable's value - you can escape the first dollar sign; $$cost; or you can use __________.
curly braces; ${$total}
switch
htmlentities()
ASP

18. Used to check if a variable has a valid numerical value; strings with numerical values pass.
chop()
is_numeric()
XOR
0

19. a database which is best supported by PHP
htmlentities()
predefined variable
mysql
$_REQUEST

20. The four main error types are:Notice - Warning - ________ and Error.
&
Parse error
strlen()
client-side programing

21. any programing language where the script is parsed on the server
fopen()
is_numeric()
server-side programing
echo

22. Function used to round up to the highest integer
mysql_fetch_array()
preg_split()
associative array
ceil()

23. To create an array
date()
switch
array()
Magic Constant

24. To iterate over the keys and values of an array
echo
$_SESSION[]
foreach loop
mysql

25. The name of the #! used to designate the location of the PHP binary
error_reporting (E_ALL)
null
Shebang
addcslashes()

26. Converts a string of ASCII characters to hexadecimal values
null
is_numeric()
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
bin2hex()

27. To determine the amount of elements in an array
Hex
Parse error
not
count()

28. To remove all HTML and PHP tags.
strip_tags()
POST
sort()
switch

29. bitwise left shift
double quotes
<<
wordwrap()
null

30. Used to encrypt values - it is a one-way encryption method
crypt()
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
!= inequality
asort()

31. $_POST Data sent using POST found is sent to _______
Magic Constant
ceil()
int
predefined variable

32. _____ is a logical operator
client-side programing
AJAX
XOR
the escape character ''

33. a language in which to make querys to a database with
mysql_fetch_array()
html_entity_decode()
parentheses
sql

34. The seven main SQL (structured query language) functions are alter - create - delete - _______ - insert - select - update
SGML
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
drop
$var++ and $var

35. Standard Generalized Markup Language
addslashes()
string
SGML
int

36. bitwise XOR
DTD
floor()
^
$$

37. An array whose keys are strings; also known as a hash.
str_word_count()
associative array
strtok()
nl2br()

38. Similar to mysql_fetch_array() - but cannot be accessed by integer offset
wordwrap()
number_format()
+
mysql_fetch_object()

39. To assign array element values to individual variables
Warning
list()
client-side programing
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)

40. Predefined constants such as __LINE__ or __FILE__ or __FUNCTION__ or __CLASS__ and __METHOD__
Magic Constant
the period; .
control structure
curly braces; ${$total}

41. An array of variables passed in the URL
echo
$_GET[]
curly braces
superglobal

42. To refer to an item in an array
not
$varname[key]
substr_count()
precedence

43. used to round numeric values.
0
strip_tags()
round() Function
date()

44. When used the value can be passed safely through the URL (GET).
urlencode()
variable
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
GET

45. To merge arrays
<<
<?php
array_merge()
ceil()

46. To sort by the keys while maintaining the correlation between the key and its value
ksort()
Shebang
$_SESSION[]
numbers

47. The syntax for connecting to a database
array_merge()
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
Constant
AJAX

48. The concatenation operator?
SGML
the period; .
numbers
html_entity_decode()

49. Returns a string with backslashes in front of the specified characters
nl2br()
integer
Notice
addcslashes()

50. Use ______ when a variable contains any amount of variables; in general.
double quotes
unset()
str_word_count()
floor()

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