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Php Programming Basics

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1. Active Server Pages
Parse error
htmlentities()
round() Function
ASP

2. The four main error types are:Notice - Warning - ________ and Error.
Parse error
<<
round() Function
chr()

3. To reorganise the array randomly
shuffle()
fopen()
0
str_word_count()

4. Standard Generalized Markup Language
abs()
SGML
strlen()
statement

5. Returns an array that corresponds to the fetched row of MySQL data and moves the internal data pointer ahead
strlen()
mysql_fetch_array()
not
double quotes

6. The three types of loops in PHP are: for - while - ____.
define()
foreach
string
substr_count()

7. returns the number of matches found by a given search string under this format...
the escape character ''
preg_match()
general
wordwrap()

8. To sort the values while maintaining the correlation between each value and its key
array_merge()
predefined
asort()
underscores

9. To include files - _______ will give errors and _________ will terminate execution().
floor()
preg_split()
decimal
include() and require()

10. bitwise XOR
array()
urlencode()
^
HTML

11. Besides GET and POST ________ can be used to access data but $_POST and $_GET are more precise and therefore preferable.
array()
variable
$_REQUEST
$_POST[]

12. signed floating-point value
negative numbers
curly braces
float
html_entity_decode()

13. A conditional or loop is a ________________.
server-side programing
control structure
include() and require()
mysql_close($dbc)

14. a positive or negative number
Constant
Parse error
crypt()
integer

15. Variable names cannot begin with _______
Hex
XML
numbers
function error_reporting()

16. $_SERVER is a ________ variable.
htmlspecialchars()
mysql_fetch_array()
predefined variable
predefined

17. To get time data
general
wordwrap()
date()
<<

18. _________ can be used in conditional statements to set precedence
foreach loop
reassign
parentheses
function error_reporting()

19. Function used to convert new lines in a variable from a form to <br /> tags so that the data can be formatted correctly.
boolean
$varname[key]
nl2br()
single quotes

20. Function that contains the highest value that rand() can have randomly
getrandmax()
sql
the period; .
error_reporting (E_ALL)

21. Operators used to operate and assign
+= or -= or *= or /=
curly braces; ${$total}
mysql_close($dbc)
Constant

22. To sort the values while maintaining the correlation between each value and its key - in reversed order
arsort()
single quotes
htmlspecialchars()
Object

23. _______ is a comparison operator
statement
Shebang
!= inequality
chr()

24. Asynchronous Javascript And XML
^
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
AJAX
control structure

25. This will not show error reporting - it will be turned off.
error_reporting (0)
XML
^
loops

26. TRUE or FALSE
the escape character ''
boolean
the dollar sign $
Object

27. When used the value can be passed safely through the URL (GET).
mysql_fetch_object()
urlencode()
PHP
preg_replace()

28. Online applications and resources which are available to the general public with very few restrictions
preg_replace()
open source
octal
drop

29. Use _______ for passwords or pages that would not be bookmarked or pages that require security.
POST
Notice
is_numeric()
empty()

30. A data structure that can hold a number of items of data of the same type eg. a list of names
unset()
array()
array
drop

31. The output of var_export((float)array());
loops
statement
0
array_merge()

32. This will show all error reporting except for notice errors.
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
curly braces; ${$total}
date()

33. Control structures that break exit
!= inequality
if/elseif/else and switch statements
define()
empty()

34. either hasn't yet been set or is assigned NULL value
open source
drop
null
&

35. Use ______ when a variable contains any amount of variables; in general.
double quotes
drop
$_POST[]
chop()

36. To word wrap after a certain amount of characters.
open source
statement
date()
wordwrap()

37. This fatal error arises from memory allocation problem.
curly braces; ${$total}
Notice
boolean
Error

38. An array of variables passed with <input /> data
isset()
$_POST[]
superglobal
drop

39. searches the subject for matches to a given pattern replaced with the given replacement text
define()
strip_tags()
number_format()
preg_replace()

40. Used to encrypt values - it is a one-way encryption method
string
open source
crypt()
shuffle()

41. Uses two arguments: constant name and constant definition
number_format()
addcslashes()
predefined variable
define()

42. This error arises from misusing a function.
$$
Warning
$array[] = item
list()

43. 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.
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
<<
mysql_fetch_object()
preg_replace()

44. any programing language where the script is parsed on the server
Magic Constant
drop
floor()
server-side programing

45. Search Engine Optimization
SEO
preg_match()
!= inequality
rand()

46. To merge arrays
array_merge()
asort()
decimal
sql

47. Tag to end a php script
?>
general
XML
open source

48. Use ______ for search engines or catalogued pages or pages that would be bookmarked.
GET
array_merge()
rsort()
chr()

49. To reset an array _______ the array() function to the array
list()
chop()
$_REQUEST
reassign

50. The output of var_export((float)array(0));
ceil()
getrandmax()
1
negative numbers

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