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Php Programming Basics

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1. Function used to round up to the highest integer
$_REQUEST
is_numeric()
ceil()
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}

2. a database which is best supported by PHP
mysql
curly braces
str_ireplace()
Magic Constant

3. To reset an array _______ the array() function to the array
single quotes
$$
reassign
the period; .

4. _____ is a logical operator
the period; .
date()
server-side programing
XOR

5. Predefined constants such as __LINE__ or __FILE__ or __FUNCTION__ or __CLASS__ and __METHOD__
underscores
str_word_count()
Magic Constant
mysql_fetch_object()

6. 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.
unset()
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
rsort()
Magic Constant

7. addition
int
+
$_GET[]
include() and require()

8. When used the value can be passed safely through the URL (GET).
urlencode()
Parse error
ceil()
if/elseif/else and switch statements

9. This will show all error reporting.
server-side programing
error_reporting (E_ALL)
rsort()
addcslashes()

10. Used to create a substring (referred to as a token) from a larger string
strtok()
array()
>>
asort()

11. To reorganise the array randomly
loops
shuffle()
html_entity_decode()
Object

12. All variables must begin with _________.
define()
the dollar sign $
indexed array
open source

13. An array of variables passed with <input /> data
getrandmax()
string
$_POST[]
superglobal

14. used to round numeric values.
drop
$_SESSION[]
round() Function
Magic Constant

15. a storage location in the computer's memory that has a type & a name and a contents
variable
rsort()
urlencode()
number_format()

16. container of both data and code
>>
Object
integer
abs()

17. returns the number of matches found by a given search string under this format...
$$
preg_match()
fopen()
==

18. To declare a constant
htmlspecialchars()
$var++ and $var
define()
list()

19. ____ or key is referred to for a value within an array.
nl2br()
index
array()
strlen()

20. Converts a string of ASCII characters to hexadecimal values
AJAX
Parse error
bin2hex()
indexed array

21. The seven main SQL (structured query language) functions are alter - create - delete - _______ - insert - select - update
drop
Object
<<
strtok()

22. To sort values of an array in reversed order
ksort()
array_merge()
rsort()
!= inequality

23. A data structure that can hold a number of items of data of the same type eg. a list of names
ceil()
ASP
AJAX
array

24. The output of var_export((float)array(0));
1
defined()
chr()
rsort()

25. To delete a variable or an element of an array
unset()
foreach loop
mysql_fetch_object()
HTML

26. says 'if' this then do this 'else' do this or 'while' this do this
wordwrap()
statement
mysql
function error_reporting()

27. The prefix for a dynamic variable - also known as a variable variable
control structure
$$
$_SESSION[]
if/elseif/else and switch statements

28. Use ______ when there are no variables in the string
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)
single quotes
1
mysql_fetch_object()

29. Variable names can begin with __________
statement
POST
underscores
decimal

30. To assign array element values to individual variables
substr_count()
boolean
ceil()
list()

31. Creates a pointer to a file with the declared mode (read - write -etc.).
fopen()
foreach
curly braces
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)

32. Used to check if a given variable has an "empty" value - no value or 0 or FALSE.
addslashes()
array
predefined
empty()

33. $_POST Data sent using POST found is sent to _______
define()
reassign
predefined variable
client-side programing

34. a type with two possible values: true and false
number_format()
POST
$var++ and $var
boolean

35. Used to convert all HTML tags into their entity versions.
+= or -= or *= or /=
GET
htmlentities()
int

36. Used to remove any white space - spaces or newlines or tabs - from the beginning and end of a string - not the middle.
trim()
precedence
array_merge()
round() Function

37. Function used to find the absolute value of a number or numeric variable
chop()
getrandmax()
ceil()
abs()

38. Function used to round down to the lowest integer
POST
floor()
chop()
^

39. The four main error types are:Notice - Warning - ________ and Error.
SGML
Parse error
abs()
null

40. Use ______ when a variable contains any amount of variables; in general.
POST
preg_replace()
double quotes
int

41. An array whose keys are strings; also known as a hash.
numbers
===
associative array
+

42. either hasn't yet been set or is assigned NULL value
str_word_count()
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
list()
null

43. collection of binary data
the escape character ''
POST
wordwrap()
string

44. Online applications and resources which are available to the general public with very few restrictions
open source
curly braces; ${$total}
Notice
addcslashes()

45. Search Engine Optimization
SEO
.=
octal
crypt()

46. To sort the values while maintaining the correlation between each value and its key - in reversed order
mysql_fetch_array()
arsort()
htmlentities()
parentheses

47. Returns a string with backslashes in front of predefined characters
Error
addslashes()
integer
numbers

48. The order of operations.
error_reporting (0)
array_merge()
XOR
precedence

49. bitwise right shift
>>
float
strtok()
==

50. This fatal fatal is caused by a semantic mistake: omission of a semicolon or imbalance of quotations or parentheses or braces.
function
empty()
Parse error
WYSIWYG

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