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Php Programming Basics

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1. returns the number of matches found by a given search string under this format...
preg_match()
numbers
decimal
predefined

2. Used to check if a given variable has an "empty" value - no value or 0 or FALSE.
empty()
curly braces
addslashes()
predefined variable

3. Use ________ to have multiple quotations in one string
define()
empty()
urlencode()
the escape character ''

4. To declare a constant
Magic Constant
E_STRICT
define()
predefined

5. To append elements to an array - this will assign item to the next available index; associative arrays get messy.
Constant
function error_reporting()
$array[] = item
fopen()

6. Returns a string with backslashes in front of the specified characters
+
addcslashes()
client-side programing
drop

7. any programing language where the script is parsed on the server
server-side programing
HTML
statement
int

8. The seven main SQL (structured query language) functions are alter - create - delete - _______ - insert - select - update
rand()
single quotes
boolean
drop

9. To reset an array _______ the array() function to the array
reassign
WYSIWYG
Shebang
if/elseif/else and switch statements

10. This will not show error reporting - it will be turned off.
htmlspecialchars()
error_reporting (0)
WYSIWYG
shuffle()

11. This fatal fatal is caused by a semantic mistake: omission of a semicolon or imbalance of quotations or parentheses or braces.
Parse error
preg_split()
shuffle()
number_format()

12. To find how many substrings are in a string
trim()
floor()
?>
substr_count()

13. Creates a pointer to a file with the declared mode (read - write -etc.).
fopen()
count()
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
reassign

14. This will show all error reporting except for notice errors.
$$
boolean
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
the dollar sign $

15. An array of variables passed in the URL
str_word_count()
$_GET[]
is_numeric()
str_ireplace()

16. TRUE or FALSE
strlen()
list()
boolean
negative numbers

17. An array of variables passed with <input /> data
Parse error
$_POST[]
server-side programing
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)

18. searches the subject for matches to a given pattern replaced with the given replacement text
open source
defined()
function
preg_replace()

19. To sort the values while maintaining the correlation between each value and its key
mysql_fetch_array()
asort()
number_format()
addslashes()

20. To sort the values while maintaining the correlation between each value and its key - in reversed order
getrandmax()
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
arsort()
substr_count()

21. The syntax for connecting to a database
function
Object
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
Notice

22. 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 __________.
unset()
XML
curly braces; ${$total}
substr_count()

23. $_SERVER - $_POST - $_GET - $_COOKIE - $_SESSION - $_ENV; special arrays.
empty()
asort()
mysql
superglobal

24. The name of the #! used to designate the location of the PHP binary
Shebang
abs()
boolean
str_ireplace()

25. addition
+
ASP
boolean
echo

26. Control structure that continue exit - they perform specific statements for a determined number of iterations.
array_merge()
loops
===
numbers

27. container of both data and code
preg_match()
Object
isset()
urlencode()

28. Used to check if a variable has any value (including 0 or FALSE or an empty string).
if/elseif/else and switch statements
double quotes
array
isset()

29. To create an array
array()
GET
the escape character ''
==

30. To iterate over the keys and values of an array
foreach loop
null
trim()
ksort()

31. Similar to mysql_fetch_array() - but cannot be accessed by integer offset
strtok()
server-side programing
mysql_fetch_object()
$array[] = item

32. ___________ can be used with substr() to count backward
preg_replace()
negative numbers
underscores
mysql_fetch_object()

33. The seven main error reporting constants are: E_NOTICE - E_WARNING - E_PARSE - E_ERROR - E_ALL - _____ - E_DEPRECATED
mysql_fetch_array()
WYSIWYG
E_STRICT
Array

34. signed integer
shuffle()
function
int
mysql_fetch_array()

35. Returns a character from a specified ASCII value
chr()
function
true
mysql_fetch_array()

36. This error refers to a variable with no value.
Notice
superglobal
loops
$_REQUEST

37. To close a connection between a database
Magic Constant
array_merge()
>>
mysql_close($dbc)

38. To determine the amount of elements in an array
$$
is_numeric()
count()
PHP

39. To sort by the keys while maintaining the correlation between the key and its value
^
Constant
foreach
ksort()

40. Leading 0x: 0x13F or 0xA23
octal
predefined
Hex
bin2hex()

41. The output of var_export((float)array());
urlencode()
abs()
0
if/elseif/else and switch statements

42. EXtensible Markup Language
preg_replace()
XML
array()
mysql_close($dbc)

43. used to round numeric values.
numbers
curly braces; ${$total}
shuffle()
round() Function

44. All variables must begin with _________.
list()
Parse error
the dollar sign $
strip_tags()

45. When used the value can be passed safely through the URL (GET).
$var++ and $var
urlencode()
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
date()

46. To counter htmlentities()
html_entity_decode()
$_SESSION[]
reassign
getrandmax()

47. Variable names can begin with __________
underscores
the period; .
Error
predefined

48. The prefix for a dynamic variable - also known as a variable variable
$$
html_entity_decode()
is_numeric()
preg_split()

49. The array that stores variables specific to a user's visit
int
<?php
curly braces; ${$total}
$_SESSION[]

50. a positive or negative number
mysql_close($dbc)
wordwrap()
predefined
integer

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