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Php Programming Basics

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1. the most basic function in PHP used to output information to the page
ASP
echo
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
if/elseif/else and switch statements

2. bitwise AND
&
mysql_close($dbc)
strtok()
define()

3. The name of the #! used to designate the location of the PHP binary
integer
decimal
Shebang
&

4. Used to find the amount of words in a string.
htmlspecialchars()
shuffle()
str_ireplace()
str_word_count()

5. This will not show error reporting - it will be turned off.
$_GET[]
+
curly braces
error_reporting (0)

6. To delete a variable or an element of an array
Shebang
$_POST[]
>>
unset()

7. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
array()
WYSIWYG
HTTP
html_entity_decode()

8. To append elements to an array - this will assign item to the next available index; associative arrays get messy.
negative numbers
$var++ and $var
$array[] = item
floor()

9. $_POST and $_GET are ________ variables.
foreach loop
E_STRICT
predefined
$varname[key]

10. says 'if' this then do this 'else' do this or 'while' this do this
negative numbers
statement
trim()
control structure

11. Active Server Pages
mysql_fetch_object()
ASP
true
?>

12. What You See Is What You Get
error_reporting (0)
array_merge()
ASP
WYSIWYG

13. The four main error types are:Notice - Warning - ________ and Error.
!= inequality
Object
echo
Parse error

14. The three types of loops in PHP are: for - while - ____.
foreach
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
str_word_count()
switch

15. a positive or negative number
Hex
integer
function
open source

16. This will show all error reporting.
HTTP
define()
include() and require()
error_reporting (E_ALL)

17. To iterate over the values of an array
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
Parse error
predefined
GET

18. A data structure that can hold a number of items of data of the same type eg. a list of names
chr()
E_STRICT
array
nl2br()

19. To include files - _______ will give errors and _________ will terminate execution().
<<
Array
include() and require()
$_SESSION[]

20. Variable names cannot begin with _______
ASP
Parse error
numbers
POST

21. a type with two possible values: true and false
curly braces; ${$total}
boolean
integer
asort()

22. Control structures that break exit
octal
Notice
loops
if/elseif/else and switch statements

23. a language in which to make querys to a database with
sql
mysql
echo
floor()

24. a storage location in the computer's memory that has a type & a name and a contents
variable
E_STRICT
round() Function
ceil()

25. Uses two arguments: constant name and constant definition
define()
count()
null
ceil()

26. To get time data
array
str_ireplace()
+= or -= or *= or /=
date()

27. To close a connection between a database
Object
mysql_close($dbc)
true
ksort()

28. _____ is a logical operator
echo
XOR
the escape character ''
SGML

29. Used to replace a substring with another string - it is not case-sensitive.
str_ireplace()
===
ceil()
<<

30. equivalence
urlencode()
==
preg_split()
XML

31. Predefined constants such as __LINE__ or __FILE__ or __FUNCTION__ or __CLASS__ and __METHOD__
Parse error
html_entity_decode()
Magic Constant
preg_match()

32. $_POST Data sent using POST found is sent to _______
preg_match()
curly braces
predefined variable
==

33. Use ______ for search engines or catalogued pages or pages that would be bookmarked.
chr()
single quotes
GET
Shebang

34. Used to check if a variable has any value (including 0 or FALSE or an empty string).
isset()
decimal
is_numeric()
negative numbers

35. any programing language where the script is parsed on the server
XOR
<<
Error
server-side programing

36. To refer to an element in a multidimensional array list the indices in order of _____ to more precise;
rsort()
bin2hex()
single quotes
general

37. TRUE or FALSE
Parse error
boolean
integer
strip_tags()

38. The order of operations.
str_word_count()
precedence
string
shuffle()

39. any programing language where the user must support the language the script is written in
!= inequality
client-side programing
true
count()

40. bitwise XOR
Error
the dollar sign $
^
mysql_fetch_array()

41. The output of var_export((float)array(0));
1
wordwrap()
POST
include() and require()

42. function Function used to create a random number
Constant
rand()
octal
HTTP

43. Function that contains the highest value that rand() can have randomly
getrandmax()
foreach loop
Magic Constant
arsort()

44. This fatal fatal is caused by a semantic mistake: omission of a semicolon or imbalance of quotations or parentheses or braces.
underscores
Parse error
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
isset()

45. This will show all errors that fall under E_ALL or E_STRICT - the pipe | is used for 'or' so that errors that fall under either will be shown.
array()
$_SESSION[]
superglobal
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)

46. The seven main SQL (structured query language) functions are alter - create - delete - _______ - insert - select - update
drop
list()
Hex
+= or -= or *= or /=

47. Online applications and resources which are available to the general public with very few restrictions
list()
sql
open source
str_word_count()

48. To determine the amount of elements in an array
count()
Constant
<<
GET

49. This will show all error reporting except for notice errors.
strtok()
is_numeric()
numbers
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)

50. To refer to an item in an array
parentheses
strip_tags()
array_merge()
$varname[key]

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