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Php Programming Basics

Subject : it-skills

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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

2. equivalence
trim()
$array[] = item
preg_replace()
==

3. Document Type Definitions
Notice
empty()
DTD
HTML

4. To merge arrays
variable
array_merge()
the escape character ''
decimal

5. bitwise AND
XML
list()
&
+

6. Function that contains the highest value that rand() can have randomly
parentheses
drop
getrandmax()
$_GET[]

7. This will show all error reporting.
error_reporting (E_ALL)
unset()
str_ireplace()
single quotes

8. Tag to begin a php script
POST
?>
mysql_fetch_array()
<?php

9. Creates a pointer to a file with the declared mode (read - write -etc.).
fopen()
function error_reporting()
Parse error
predefined

10. To include files - _______ will give errors and _________ will terminate execution().
E_STRICT
function error_reporting()
include() and require()
Array

11. To remove all HTML and PHP tags.
PHP
^
floor()
strip_tags()

12. Function used to convert new lines in a variable from a form to <br /> tags so that the data can be formatted correctly.
drop
the escape character ''
nl2br()
associative array

13. Active Server Pages
ASP
strip_tags()
Parse error
$_GET[]

14. The syntax for connecting to a database
switch
mysql_fetch_object()
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
open source

15. To iterate over the values of an array
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
XOR
open source
rsort()

16. Use _______ for passwords or pages that would not be bookmarked or pages that require security.
is_numeric()
urlencode()
POST
<<

17. a line of information that can be stored in a variable or used in a function or statement
curly braces
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
^
string

18. Alias of rtrim()
chop()
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
negative numbers
nl2br()

19. An array of variables passed with <input /> data
ksort()
urlencode()
$_POST[]
array

20. The order of operations.
array()
urlencode()
preg_replace()
precedence

21. 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 __________.
!= inequality
Error
curly braces; ${$total}
list()

22. Tag to end a php script
rsort()
?>
substr_count()
statement

23. _______ is a comparison operator
!= inequality
indexed array
htmlentities()
Constant

24. Online applications and resources which are available to the general public with very few restrictions
POST
error_reporting (E_ALL)
getrandmax()
open source

25. Use ______ when a variable contains any amount of variables; in general.
double quotes
trim()
str_word_count()
htmlentities()

26. $_POST and $_GET are ________ variables.
GET
array()
index
predefined

27. The array that stores variables specific to a user's visit
reassign
associative array
$_SESSION[]
preg_match()

28. Use ______ for search engines or catalogued pages or pages that would be bookmarked.
GET
$$
true
DTD

29. a language in which to make querys to a database with
sql
the period; .
SEO
?>

30. does a certain action when called upon
empty()
fopen()
XML
function

31. The seven main SQL (structured query language) functions are alter - create - delete - _______ - insert - select - update
drop
wordwrap()
str_word_count()
general

32. Control structures that break exit
XML
if/elseif/else and switch statements
Parse error
Hex

33. This error arises from misusing a function.
fopen()
the dollar sign $
&
Warning

34. To assign array element values to individual variables
unset()
+= or -= or *= or /=
list()
substr_count()

35. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
list()
HTTP
$var++ and $var
GET

36. An array whose keys are strings; also known as a hash.
<?php
Constant
associative array
count()

37. Standard Generalized Markup Language
<?php
SGML
round() Function
array_merge()

38. The output of var_export((float)array());
reassign
preg_split()
0
rsort()

39. _____ is a logical operator
0
XOR
preg_replace()
ceil()

40. ____ or key is referred to for a value within an array.
statement
index
list()
POST

41. To sort the values while maintaining the correlation between each value and its key
the dollar sign $
floor()
nl2br()
asort()

42. ___________ can be used with substr() to count backward
sql
negative numbers
$_SESSION[]
strlen()

43. a positive or negative number
SGML
the period; .
integer
preg_replace()

44. Use ________ to have multiple quotations in one string
indexed array
Shebang
error_reporting (0)
the escape character ''

45. Control structure that continue exit - they perform specific statements for a determined number of iterations.
rand()
ksort()
loops
octal

46. Function used to round down to the lowest integer
floor()
unset()
HTTP
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)

47. bitwise XOR
^
XOR
POST
the period; .

48. This fatal error arises from memory allocation problem.
Array
error_reporting (0)
Error
$array[] = item

49. collection of binary data
string
PHP
function error_reporting()
predefined variable

50. What You See Is What You Get
strlen()
strtok()
WYSIWYG
string