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Php Programming Basics

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1. Used to find the amount of words in a string.
nl2br()
abs()
str_word_count()
htmlspecialchars()

2. To reset an array _______ the array() function to the array
reassign
number_format()
+
Parse error

3. Used to check if a variable has a valid numerical value; strings with numerical values pass.
$var++ and $var
===
is_numeric()
curly braces

4. To put a dollar sign before a variable like $10 where 10 is the variable's value - you can escape the first dollar sign; $$cost; or you can use __________.
curly braces
<<
curly braces; ${$total}
substr_count()

5. Used to encrypt values - it is a one-way encryption method
associative array
str_word_count()
crypt()
HTTP

6. The syntax for connecting to a database
fopen()
int
open source
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)

7. Search Engine Optimization
$_GET[]
the escape character ''
SEO
Error

8. signed floating-point value
Object
float
precedence
open source

9. Used to convert certain HTML tags into their entity versions.
array
Array
htmlspecialchars()
true

10. To merge arrays
array_merge()
single quotes
underscores
abs()

11. Function used to convert new lines in a variable from a form to <br /> tags so that the data can be formatted correctly.
fopen()
nl2br()
<?php
Warning

12. identity
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
===
shuffle()
true

13. To declare a constant
html_entity_decode()
define()
strtok()
function

14. does a certain action when called upon
nl2br()
SEO
function
general

15. Used to convert all HTML tags into their entity versions.
boolean
define()
DTD
htmlentities()

16. To close a connection between a database
floor()
mysql_close($dbc)
array
ASP

17. a line of information that can be stored in a variable or used in a function or statement
preg_split()
string
strip_tags()
not

18. This will not show error reporting - it will be turned off.
number_format()
statement
loops
error_reporting (0)

19. To get time data
AJAX
date()
nl2br()
include() and require()

20. To iterate over the keys and values of an array
!= inequality
predefined variable
chop()
foreach loop

21. Function that contains the highest value that rand() can have randomly
preg_match()
is_numeric()
superglobal
getrandmax()

22. Online applications and resources which are available to the general public with very few restrictions
integer
open source
associative array
is_numeric()

23. The array that stores variables specific to a user's visit
$_SESSION[]
the period; .
nl2br()
preg_match()

24. Use ______ when there are no variables in the string
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
1
==
single quotes

25. To find how many substrings are in a string
floor()
nl2br()
AJAX
substr_count()

26. standard notation
decimal
Magic Constant
addslashes()
strlen()

27. To counter htmlentities()
round() Function
SEO
error_reporting (E_ALL)
html_entity_decode()

28. When used the value can be passed safely through the URL (GET).
octal
urlencode()
.=
wordwrap()

29. a positive or negative number
Constant
===
integer
$_REQUEST

30. The output of var_export((float)array(0));
Parse error
1
include() and require()
string

31. Alias of rtrim()
date()
precedence
SGML
chop()

32. bitwise right shift
chr()
rand()
drop
>>

33. Control structure that continue exit - they perform specific statements for a determined number of iterations.
predefined
E_STRICT
loops
associative array

34. A conditional or loop is a ________________.
+
urlencode()
control structure
string

35. Control structures that break exit
drop
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
if/elseif/else and switch statements
mysql_fetch_object()

36. To sort the values while maintaining the correlation between each value and its key
foreach loop
asort()
crypt()
predefined

37. Hypertext Preprocessor - a server-side programing language used to create webpages
PHP
the escape character ''
function error_reporting()
urlencode()

38. Returns a string with backslashes in front of the specified characters
addcslashes()
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
error_reporting (E_ALL)
crypt()

39. This will show all error reporting.
drop
<?php
error_reporting (E_ALL)
null

40. The prefix for a dynamic variable - also known as a variable variable
shuffle()
error_reporting (E_ALL)
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)
$$

41. Variable names cannot begin with _______
server-side programing
$_SESSION[]
WYSIWYG
numbers

42. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
$$
preg_match()
HTTP
octal

43. a storage location in the computer's memory that has a type & a name and a contents
parentheses
reassign
Notice
variable

44. A data structure that can hold a number of items of data of the same type eg. a list of names
mysql_fetch_object()
array
?>
XML

45. Hyper Text Markup Language
drop
variable
+
HTML

46. To remove all HTML and PHP tags.
preg_match()
Hex
ceil()
strip_tags()

47. To sort values of an array without regard to the keys
htmlentities()
sort()
&
function error_reporting()

48. Used to check if a given variable has an "empty" value - no value or 0 or FALSE.
!= inequality
date()
boolean
empty()

49. print $_SERVER will _____ work if you use the print function on arrays.
octal
the period; .
not
strlen()

50. The three types of loops in PHP are: for - while - ____.
asort()
int
foreach
the escape character ''

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