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Php Programming Basics

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1. To sort the values while maintaining the correlation between each value and its key
error_reporting (E_ALL)
preg_replace()
asort()
===

2. The output of var_export((float)array());
round() Function
0
Constant
Parse error

3. To iterate over the values of an array
define()
POST
predefined
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}

4. Alias of rtrim()
if/elseif/else and switch statements
Error
number_format()
chop()

5. Uses two arguments: constant name and constant definition
Constant
define()
sort()
array()

6. The output of var_export((float)array(0));
1
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
float
Error

7. Used to check if a variable has a valid numerical value; strings with numerical values pass.
+= or -= or *= or /=
preg_match()
is_numeric()
HTML

8. Use _______ for passwords or pages that would not be bookmarked or pages that require security.
Notice
superglobal
XOR
POST

9. Standard Generalized Markup Language
the escape character ''
getrandmax()
==
SGML

10. To delete a variable or an element of an array
SGML
strtok()
unset()
HTTP

11. addition
rand()
if/elseif/else and switch statements
WYSIWYG
+

12. a positive or negative number
arsort()
Array
integer
trim()

13. Function used to round down to the lowest integer
integer
HTML
$_POST[]
floor()

14. Hyper Text Markup Language
HTML
preg_replace()
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
+= or -= or *= or /=

15. allows you to split strings based on more complex rules
sql
define()
preg_split()
null

16. used to round numeric values.
Parse error
boolean
rsort()
round() Function

17. Tag to begin a php script
SGML
<?php
not
double quotes

18. Document Type Definitions
DTD
HTML
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
null

19. Function can you use to format a number with commas
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
$var++ and $var
number_format()
Array

20. Define(NAME,value)
addslashes()
chr()
Constant
count()

21. collection of binary data
string
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)
arsort()

22. Active Server Pages
single quotes
GET
ASP
addcslashes()

23. EXtensible Markup Language
open source
chr()
XML
mysql_fetch_array()

24. either hasn't yet been set or is assigned NULL value
SGML
null
function
boolean

25. Function used to find the absolute value of a number or numeric variable
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
abs()
ASP
array

26. Variable names cannot begin with _______
numbers
string
if/elseif/else and switch statements
strlen()

27. To refer to an element in a multidimensional array list the indices in order of _____ to more precise;
Error
general
reassign
error_reporting (0)

28. standard notation
wordwrap()
decimal
int
string

29. To include files - _______ will give errors and _________ will terminate execution().
$_REQUEST
loops
include() and require()
!= inequality

30. To create an array
null
ksort()
==
array()

31. Online applications and resources which are available to the general public with very few restrictions
open source
chop()
Warning
null

32. Predefined constants such as __LINE__ or __FILE__ or __FUNCTION__ or __CLASS__ and __METHOD__
.=
WYSIWYG
$varname[key]
Magic Constant

33. Use ______ for search engines or catalogued pages or pages that would be bookmarked.
GET
reassign
mysql_fetch_array()
null

34. a storage location in the computer's memory that has a type & a name and a contents
addcslashes()
variable
statement
$varname[key]

35. Used to find the length of a string
XML
strlen()
GET
array()

36. identity
===
chop()
^
the dollar sign $

37. The prefix for a dynamic variable - also known as a variable variable
$$
superglobal
Parse error
function

38. To remove all HTML and PHP tags.
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
single quotes
control structure
strip_tags()

39. Returns a character from a specified ASCII value
chr()
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
Warning
E_STRICT

40. The seven main error reporting constants are: E_NOTICE - E_WARNING - E_PARSE - E_ERROR - E_ALL - _____ - E_DEPRECATED
===
E_STRICT
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)

41. This error arises from misusing a function.
negative numbers
chop()
server-side programing
Warning

42. Search Engine Optimization
SEO
array_merge()
client-side programing
$varname[key]

43. searches the subject for matches to a given pattern replaced with the given replacement text
indexed array
preg_split()
preg_replace()
single quotes

44. a type with two possible values: true and false
boolean
preg_split()
client-side programing
date()

45. To sort the values while maintaining the correlation between each value and its key - in reversed order
client-side programing
$$
SEO
arsort()

46. container of ordered data elements
single quotes
rsort()
index
Array

47. This fatal fatal is caused by a semantic mistake: omission of a semicolon or imbalance of quotations or parentheses or braces.
Parse error
addcslashes()
DTD
WYSIWYG

48. To determine the amount of elements in an array
single quotes
variable
number_format()
count()

49. To close a connection between a database
mysql_close($dbc)
floor()
client-side programing
GET

50. Used to find the amount of words in a string.
predefined
str_word_count()
client-side programing
ceil()