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Php Programming Basics

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1. does a certain action when called upon
function
the period; .
SGML
&

2. either hasn't yet been set or is assigned NULL value
string
mysql
null
$array[] = item

3. To check if a constant is already declared
variable
foreach
$var++ and $var
defined()

4. Document Type Definitions
defined()
strip_tags()
decimal
DTD

5. Function used to round down to the lowest integer
+= or -= or *= or /=
floor()
error_reporting (0)
boolean

6. Function used to round up to the highest integer
function
DTD
ceil()
function error_reporting()

7. function Function used to create a random number
numbers
&
rand()
date()

8. a language in which to make querys to a database with
sql
addslashes()
mysql_close($dbc)
<<

9. bitwise right shift
>>
wordwrap()
int
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)

10. Use ______ for search engines or catalogued pages or pages that would be bookmarked.
preg_replace()
GET
<<
$_REQUEST

11. Besides GET and POST ________ can be used to access data but $_POST and $_GET are more precise and therefore preferable.
$_REQUEST
trim()
+= or -= or *= or /=
urlencode()

12. Tag to end a php script
asort()
?>
parentheses
abs()

13. Function used to find the absolute value of a number or numeric variable
Magic Constant
parentheses
abs()
Array

14. Uses two arguments: constant name and constant definition
===
HTML
rand()
define()

15. Asynchronous Javascript And XML
function error_reporting()
ksort()
AJAX
^

16. To include files - _______ will give errors and _________ will terminate execution().
?>
include() and require()
true
boolean

17. To refer to an element in a multidimensional array list the indices in order of _____ to more precise;
general
?>
html_entity_decode()
server-side programing

18. _____ is a logical operator
preg_replace()
floor()
XOR
foreach

19. a positive or negative number
preg_replace()
float
==
integer

20. bitwise left shift
<<
Error
predefined
ksort()

21. $_POST and $_GET are ________ variables.
==
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
$_SESSION[]
predefined

22. To sort the values while maintaining the correlation between each value and its key
+
asort()
the dollar sign $
curly braces

23. Used to convert all HTML tags into their entity versions.
htmlentities()
client-side programing
define()
array()

24. Predefined constants such as __LINE__ or __FILE__ or __FUNCTION__ or __CLASS__ and __METHOD__
array
Magic Constant
ASP
the escape character ''

25. Function that contains the highest value that rand() can have randomly
^
getrandmax()
0
sort()

26. allows you to split strings based on more complex rules
preg_split()
true
1
echo

27. bitwise XOR
error_reporting (0)
if/elseif/else and switch statements
strlen()
^

28. To sort by the keys while maintaining the correlation between the key and its value
predefined variable
ksort()
array()
mysql_fetch_array()

29. The order of operations.
$_SESSION[]
precedence
^
the dollar sign $

30. The three types of loops in PHP are: for - while - ____.
foreach
reassign
$_POST[]
mysql_fetch_array()

31. To merge arrays
Shebang
superglobal
array_merge()
SEO

32. The seven main error reporting constants are: E_NOTICE - E_WARNING - E_PARSE - E_ERROR - E_ALL - _____ - E_DEPRECATED
>>
E_STRICT
single quotes
<<

33. Use _______ for passwords or pages that would not be bookmarked or pages that require security.
rand()
addslashes()
arsort()
POST

34. Returns a character from a specified ASCII value
SGML
chr()
Parse error
XML

35. Use ______ when a variable contains any amount of variables; in general.
DTD
ksort()
foreach loop
double quotes

36. To create an array
AJAX
array()
strtok()
precedence

37. Variable names cannot begin with _______
Parse error
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
numbers
general

38. The output of var_export((float)array(0));
echo
1
AJAX
the period; .

39. $_SERVER - $_POST - $_GET - $_COOKIE - $_SESSION - $_ENV; special arrays.
underscores
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
superglobal
preg_split()

40. Control structure that continue exit - they perform specific statements for a determined number of iterations.
predefined
loops
round() Function
octal

41. TRUE or FALSE
POST
statement
sql
boolean

42. This will not show error reporting - it will be turned off.
Array
fopen()
foreach
error_reporting (0)

43. print $_SERVER will _____ work if you use the print function on arrays.
?>
===
not
Error

44. The array that stores variables specific to a user's visit
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
decimal
$_SESSION[]
$array[] = item

45. PHP has two conditional: if and ______.
HTTP
Constant
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
switch

46. Use ______ when there are no variables in the string
reassign
PHP
single quotes
$varname[key]

47. a type with two possible values: true and false
mysql_close($dbc)
boolean
superglobal
nl2br()

48. Converts a string of ASCII characters to hexadecimal values
foreach loop
urlencode()
bin2hex()
strtok()

49. a storage location in the computer's memory that has a type & a name and a contents
open source
nl2br()
$_REQUEST
variable

50. To set up error reporting
index
function error_reporting()
mysql_fetch_object()
GET

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