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Php Programming Basics

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1. Used to convert all HTML tags into their entity versions.
html_entity_decode()
AJAX
htmlentities()
sql

2. An array of variables passed with <input /> data
if/elseif/else and switch statements
trim()
switch
$_POST[]

3. Used to replace a substring with another string - it is not case-sensitive.
error_reporting (E_ALL)
index
str_ireplace()
asort()

4. This error arises from misusing a function.
foreach loop
floor()
Warning
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)

5. Tag to end a php script
boolean
shuffle()
Hex
?>

6. Besides GET and POST ________ can be used to access data but $_POST and $_GET are more precise and therefore preferable.
the dollar sign $
$_REQUEST
strlen()
HTTP

7. Used to find the amount of words in a string.
drop
str_word_count()
mysql_fetch_object()
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)

8. Document Type Definitions
addslashes()
addcslashes()
$var++ and $var
DTD

9. To sort values of an array in reversed order
count()
float
shuffle()
rsort()

10. Function that contains the highest value that rand() can have randomly
index
Hex
getrandmax()
true

11. container of both data and code
switch
0
rand()
Object

12. any programing language where the script is parsed on the server
true
predefined
server-side programing
preg_replace()

13. To set up error reporting
boolean
function error_reporting()
htmlspecialchars()
sql

14. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
nl2br()
$_SESSION[]
preg_split()
HTTP

15. equivalence
<?php
abs()
if/elseif/else and switch statements
==

16. To reset an array _______ the array() function to the array
mysql_fetch_object()
reassign
ASP
control structure

17. container of ordered data elements
Array
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
str_ireplace()
server-side programing

18. The syntax for connecting to a database
AJAX
==
urlencode()
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)

19. leading zero: 0100 or 0567
trim()
date()
error_reporting (0)
octal

20. any programing language where the user must support the language the script is written in
client-side programing
Hex
>>
mysql_fetch_array()

21. _____ is a logical operator
Constant
+= or -= or *= or /=
index
XOR

22. PHP has two conditional: if and ______.
switch
foreach
define()
===

23. Returns an array that corresponds to the fetched row of MySQL data and moves the internal data pointer ahead
mysql_fetch_array()
preg_match()
is_numeric()
strlen()

24. Hypertext Preprocessor - a server-side programing language used to create webpages
htmlentities()
index
$$
PHP

25. signed floating-point value
XML
XOR
rand()
float

26. Predefined constants such as __LINE__ or __FILE__ or __FUNCTION__ or __CLASS__ and __METHOD__
switch
XML
foreach
Magic Constant

27. The name of the #! used to designate the location of the PHP binary
Shebang
XOR
strip_tags()
preg_split()

28. To remove all HTML and PHP tags.
function error_reporting()
empty()
Constant
strip_tags()

29. Variable names cannot begin with _______
numbers
the dollar sign $
addcslashes()
Parse error

30. TRUE or FALSE
if/elseif/else and switch statements
int
boolean
string

31. To sort by the keys while maintaining the correlation between the key and its value
control structure
reassign
ksort()
define()

32. Used to check if a given variable has an "empty" value - no value or 0 or FALSE.
empty()
echo
mysql_close($dbc)
ksort()

33. Use ______ when a variable contains any amount of variables; in general.
POST
decimal
double quotes
PHP

34. Control structure that continue exit - they perform specific statements for a determined number of iterations.
.=
mysql
loops
<<

35. The four main error types are:Notice - Warning - ________ and Error.
Parse error
int
wordwrap()
POST

36. An array whose keys are numbers.
preg_split()
statement
indexed array
+= or -= or *= or /=

37. Variable names can begin with __________
underscores
preg_replace()
foreach loop
predefined variable

38. used to round numeric values.
round() Function
AJAX
DTD
$array[] = item

39. a line of information that can be stored in a variable or used in a function or statement
str_word_count()
asort()
curly braces
string

40. This fatal fatal is caused by a semantic mistake: omission of a semicolon or imbalance of quotations or parentheses or braces.
Constant
+
Parse error
date()

41. $_SERVER - $_POST - $_GET - $_COOKIE - $_SESSION - $_ENV; special arrays.
double quotes
+
superglobal
<?php

42. bitwise left shift
decimal
<<
list()
boolean

43. Use ______ when there are no variables in the string
error_reporting (E_ALL)
shuffle()
single quotes
array()

44. Used to convert certain HTML tags into their entity versions.
general
SEO
htmlspecialchars()
sort()

45. Use _______ for passwords or pages that would not be bookmarked or pages that require security.
floor()
count()
POST
the period; .

46. returns the number of matches found by a given search string under this format...
integer
urlencode()
preg_match()
$_POST[]

47. To get time data
date()
$_SESSION[]
array()
predefined

48. To delete a variable or an element of an array
asort()
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
sort()
unset()

49. Search Engine Optimization
SEO
chr()
index
>>

50. Function can you use to format a number with commas
XML
number_format()
error_reporting (0)
function

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