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Php Programming Basics

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1. All variables must begin with _________.
foreach
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
the dollar sign $
$_POST[]

2. The seven main error reporting constants are: E_NOTICE - E_WARNING - E_PARSE - E_ERROR - E_ALL - _____ - E_DEPRECATED
$varname[key]
E_STRICT
array
$array[] = item

3. To create an array
1
is_numeric()
round() Function
array()

4. does a certain action when called upon
XML
urlencode()
octal
function

5. Define(NAME,value)
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
predefined variable
array
Constant

6. TRUE or FALSE
if/elseif/else and switch statements
is_numeric()
general
boolean

7. To sort values of an array without regard to the keys
Parse error
sort()
<<
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)

8. Similar to mysql_fetch_array() - but cannot be accessed by integer offset
===
mysql_fetch_object()
the period; .
chop()

9. To assign keys to the values in an array
array()
addcslashes()
isset()
GET

10. Hypertext Preprocessor - a server-side programing language used to create webpages
PHP
sort()
str_word_count()
strip_tags()

11. Function that contains the highest value that rand() can have randomly
not
DTD
drop
getrandmax()

12. Used to check if a variable has a valid numerical value; strings with numerical values pass.
not
indexed array
is_numeric()
Shebang

13. equivalence
predefined
wordwrap()
==
list()

14. 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 __________.
not
bin2hex()
curly braces; ${$total}
string

15. Function used to find the absolute value of a number or numeric variable
abs()
loops
define()
count()

16. The prefix for a dynamic variable - also known as a variable variable
decimal
$$
precedence
index

17. To refer to an element in a multidimensional array list the indices in order of _____ to more precise;
<?php
predefined variable
$array[] = item
general

18. $_SERVER - $_POST - $_GET - $_COOKIE - $_SESSION - $_ENV; special arrays.
superglobal
variable
>>
Object

19. Used to convert all HTML tags into their entity versions.
htmlentities()
$$
not
substr_count()

20. To merge arrays
array_merge()
open source
$var++ and $var
$_SESSION[]

21. To reset an array _______ the array() function to the array
double quotes
shuffle()
reassign
Shebang

22. ___________ can be used with substr() to count backward
&
negative numbers
foreach
array

23. To sort the values while maintaining the correlation between each value and its key
asort()
ksort()
htmlentities()
Parse error

24. The syntax for connecting to a database
isset()
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
function
Shebang

25. To determine the amount of elements in an array
$array[] = item
include() and require()
count()
server-side programing

26. This will not show error reporting - it will be turned off.
empty()
error_reporting (0)
XML
date()

27. Asynchronous Javascript And XML
nl2br()
superglobal
variable
AJAX

28. Uses two arguments: constant name and constant definition
isset()
parentheses
define()
getrandmax()

29. To sort the values while maintaining the correlation between each value and its key - in reversed order
underscores
arsort()
variable
DTD

30. Function used to round down to the lowest integer
HTTP
floor()
DTD
boolean

31. EXtensible Markup Language
indexed array
preg_match()
boolean
XML

32. Shorthand used to increment and decrement
float
$var++ and $var
===
strtok()

33. Returns a string with backslashes in front of predefined characters
SEO
addslashes()
GET
abs()

34. This will show all error reporting except for notice errors.
predefined
array()
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
XOR

35. To assign array element values to individual variables
list()
loops
<<
isset()

36. An array whose keys are numbers.
POST
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
predefined variable
indexed array

37. To get over quotation marks while using arrays
preg_split()
indexed array
Notice
curly braces

38. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
HTTP
list()
===
numbers

39. To include files - _______ will give errors and _________ will terminate execution().
include() and require()
the dollar sign $
shuffle()
rand()

40. Use ______ when a variable contains any amount of variables; in general.
$$
mysql_close($dbc)
$_POST[]
double quotes

41. Used to display errors in a particular script - should be placed at top of script.

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183

42. bitwise left shift
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
switch
<<
error_reporting (E_ALL)

43. To reorganise the array randomly
+
abs()
shuffle()
true

44. a database which is best supported by PHP
mysql
shuffle()
mysql_close($dbc)
foreach

45. An array of variables passed with <input /> data
bin2hex()
$_POST[]
reassign
Shebang

46. Used to find the length of a string
reassign
strlen()
not
statement

47. Function can you use to format a number with commas
number_format()
$varname[key]
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
$array[] = item

48. a language in which to make querys to a database with
DTD
urlencode()
sql
E_STRICT

49. To iterate over the values of an array
preg_match()
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
XOR
$var++ and $var

50. Function used to convert new lines in a variable from a form to <br /> tags so that the data can be formatted correctly.
nl2br()
double quotes
float
precedence

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