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Php Programming Basics

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1. EXtensible Markup Language
XML
strip_tags()
chr()
string

2. Leading 0x: 0x13F or 0xA23
Hex
round() Function
===
Constant

3. To iterate over the keys and values of an array
mysql
predefined
foreach loop
defined()

4. To sort the values while maintaining the correlation between each value and its key
shuffle()
asort()
!= inequality
mysql_close($dbc)

5. signed floating-point value
float
underscores
list()
preg_replace()

6. a storage location in the computer's memory that has a type & a name and a contents
Array
variable
switch
drop

7. An array of variables passed with <input /> data
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
loops
$_POST[]
numbers

8. Use ______ for search engines or catalogued pages or pages that would be bookmarked.
parentheses
bin2hex()
GET
$_GET[]

9. any programing language where the script is parsed on the server
control structure
<?php
superglobal
server-side programing

10. The prefix for a dynamic variable - also known as a variable variable
$$
$array[] = item
negative numbers
HTML

11. This will not show error reporting - it will be turned off.
$array[] = item
error_reporting (0)
define()
string

12. Control structures that break exit
Array
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
if/elseif/else and switch statements
Warning

13. Variable names can begin with __________
bin2hex()
rsort()
underscores
$array[] = item

14. any programing language where the user must support the language the script is written in
general
client-side programing
floor()
Constant

15. 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 __________.
curly braces; ${$total}
+= or -= or *= or /=
rsort()
strip_tags()

16. To refer to an item in an array
array
$varname[key]
count()
fopen()

17. used to round numeric values.
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)
round() Function
client-side programing
mysql_close($dbc)

18. This fatal fatal is caused by a semantic mistake: omission of a semicolon or imbalance of quotations or parentheses or braces.
mysql_close($dbc)
index
chop()
Parse error

19. TRUE or FALSE
boolean
sql
curly braces; ${$total}
predefined

20. Returns an array that corresponds to the fetched row of MySQL data and moves the internal data pointer ahead
ksort()
<?php
array()
mysql_fetch_array()

21. Function used to round down to the lowest integer
XML
sort()
floor()
Object

22. Besides GET and POST ________ can be used to access data but $_POST and $_GET are more precise and therefore preferable.
$_REQUEST
HTML
indexed array
ksort()

23. This error arises from misusing a function.
ksort()
Parse error
Warning
negative numbers

24. Active Server Pages
loops
ASP
count()
true

25. A conditional or loop is a ________________.
double quotes
wordwrap()
number_format()
control structure

26. This will show all error reporting.
is_numeric()
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)
error_reporting (E_ALL)
GET

27. bitwise right shift
strip_tags()
>>
HTTP
defined()

28. To sort by the keys while maintaining the correlation between the key and its value
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)
>>
ksort()
sort()

29. Use ______ when a variable contains any amount of variables; in general.
double quotes
shuffle()
.=
preg_split()

30. Used to encrypt values - it is a one-way encryption method
crypt()
?>
<<
curly braces

31. container of both data and code
Object
boolean
trim()
!= inequality

32. The syntax for connecting to a database
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
integer
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
the escape character ''

33. Tag to begin a php script
<?php
^
PHP
SEO

34. Hyper Text Markup Language
predefined variable
.=
HTML
$_SESSION[]

35. To word wrap after a certain amount of characters.
mysql_fetch_array()
define()
wordwrap()
Error

36. This fatal error arises from memory allocation problem.
shuffle()
preg_split()
Error
<<

37. container of ordered data elements
foreach loop
$$
parentheses
Array

38. PHP has two conditional: if and ______.
addslashes()
predefined
curly braces
switch

39. To get over quotation marks while using arrays
curly braces
list()
DTD
SEO

40. The order of operations.
defined()
precedence
HTTP
preg_replace()

41. The output of var_export((float)array(0));
1
Error
index
Array

42. To remove all HTML and PHP tags.
$$
null
the dollar sign $
strip_tags()

43. The three types of loops in PHP are: for - while - ____.
foreach
+= or -= or *= or /=
+
Magic Constant

44. What You See Is What You Get
WYSIWYG
getrandmax()
string
double quotes

45. Shorthand used to increment and decrement
$var++ and $var
1
index
curly braces; ${$total}

46. To assign keys to the values in an array
array()
Parse error
$$
negative numbers

47. Control structure that continue exit - they perform specific statements for a determined number of iterations.
float
loops
PHP
drop

48. Used to find the amount of words in a string.
date()
statement
$_GET[]
str_word_count()

49. either hasn't yet been set or is assigned NULL value
mysql
strtok()
numbers
null

50. searches the subject for matches to a given pattern replaced with the given replacement text
preg_replace()
predefined
unset()
$var++ and $var

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