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Php Programming Basics

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1. The four main error types are:Notice - Warning - ________ and Error.
Parse error
substr_count()
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
unset()

2. This will show all error reporting except for notice errors.
predefined
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
Error
substr_count()

3. All variables must begin with _________.
the dollar sign $
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
the escape character ''
$_SESSION[]

4. Function can you use to format a number with commas
bin2hex()
ksort()
number_format()
SEO

5. To sort values of an array without regard to the keys
decimal
sort()
$varname[key]
chop()

6. Tag to end a php script
?>
server-side programing
$varname[key]
<<

7. The concatenation assignment operator?
server-side programing
preg_split()
.=
open source

8. bitwise right shift
$var++ and $var
predefined
chop()
>>

9. Used to check if a variable has any value (including 0 or FALSE or an empty string).
the period; .
variable
foreach loop
isset()

10. print $_SERVER will _____ work if you use the print function on arrays.
AJAX
str_ireplace()
$_REQUEST
not

11. addition
indexed array
+
XML
array()

12. TRUE or FALSE
boolean
octal
Shebang
index

13. An array whose keys are strings; also known as a hash.
negative numbers
boolean
===
associative array

14. The ouput of var_export((bool)"NULL");
true
preg_match()
int
getrandmax()

15. bitwise AND
integer
&
Error
string

16. To determine the amount of elements in an array
count()
.=
$varname[key]
predefined variable

17. leading zero: 0100 or 0567
PHP
strlen()
$array[] = item
octal

18. To sort values of an array in reversed order
rsort()
WYSIWYG
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
^

19. a language in which to make querys to a database with
sql
urlencode()
function error_reporting()
the escape character ''

20. To find how many substrings are in a string
substr_count()
asort()
foreach
HTTP

21. equivalence
number_format()
==
negative numbers
$_POST[]

22. Returns a string with backslashes in front of the specified characters
ceil()
+= or -= or *= or /=
the dollar sign $
addcslashes()

23. Function that contains the highest value that rand() can have randomly
getrandmax()
the period; .
open source
<?php

24. Used to check if a variable has a valid numerical value; strings with numerical values pass.
mysql_fetch_array()
switch
&
is_numeric()

25. Control structures that break exit
count()
getrandmax()
if/elseif/else and switch statements
statement

26. does a certain action when called upon
function
string
Warning
Parse error

27. 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.
XML
strtok()
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
GET

28. Hyper Text Markup Language
function
htmlentities()
list()
HTML

29. To sort by the keys while maintaining the correlation between the key and its value
defined()
SEO
error_reporting (E_ALL)
ksort()

30. To assign keys to the values in an array
array()
index
Notice
bin2hex()

31. To iterate over the values of an array
?>
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
null
mysql_fetch_object()

32. $_SERVER is a ________ variable.
define()
predefined
chr()
error_reporting (E_ALL)

33. Active Server Pages
function error_reporting()
mysql_fetch_object()
ASP
substr_count()

34. function Function used to create a random number
variable
rand()
predefined
the escape character ''

35. To declare a constant
htmlentities()
0
Shebang
define()

36. Function used to round up to the highest integer
addcslashes()
define()
?>
ceil()

37. An array of variables passed with <input /> data
the escape character ''
HTTP
double quotes
$_POST[]

38. To remove all HTML and PHP tags.
strip_tags()
boolean
!= inequality
statement

39. To counter htmlentities()
count()
html_entity_decode()
null
variable

40. To reset an array _______ the array() function to the array
reassign
Constant
SEO
Error

41. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
chop()
HTTP
Array
Warning

42. a type with two possible values: true and false
string
foreach loop
precedence
boolean

43. bitwise XOR
^
floor()
loops
unset()

44. This will not show error reporting - it will be turned off.
superglobal
error_reporting (0)
indexed array
numbers

45. The seven main SQL (structured query language) functions are alter - create - delete - _______ - insert - select - update
drop
foreach loop
mysql
bin2hex()

46. What You See Is What You Get
1
WYSIWYG
PHP
==

47. Hypertext Preprocessor - a server-side programing language used to create webpages
Constant
substr_count()
POST
PHP

48. The syntax for connecting to a database
the dollar sign $
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
underscores
preg_match()

49. Control structure that continue exit - they perform specific statements for a determined number of iterations.
$_REQUEST
<?php
HTTP
loops

50. To check if a constant is already declared
preg_replace()
numbers
defined()
define()