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Php Programming Basics

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1. This will show all error reporting.
Constant
error_reporting (E_ALL)
chop()
boolean

2. _________ can be used in conditional statements to set precedence
+= or -= or *= or /=
POST
parentheses
nl2br()

3. To create an array
number_format()
str_word_count()
array()
open source

4. To get time data
predefined
date()
Warning
control structure

5. To sort by the keys while maintaining the correlation between the key and its value
ksort()
defined()
mysql_close($dbc)
floor()

6. The four main error types are:Notice - Warning - ________ and Error.
the escape character ''
Parse error
predefined
mysql

7. The ouput of var_export((bool)"NULL");
true
curly braces
crypt()
str_ireplace()

8. Use ______ for search engines or catalogued pages or pages that would be bookmarked.
+= or -= or *= or /=
Magic Constant
GET
is_numeric()

9. Predefined constants such as __LINE__ or __FILE__ or __FUNCTION__ or __CLASS__ and __METHOD__
bin2hex()
Array
Magic Constant
curly braces

10. a positive or negative number
sql
float
integer
include() and require()

11. Used to check if a variable has a valid numerical value; strings with numerical values pass.
crypt()
count()
str_word_count()
is_numeric()

12. 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.
parentheses
wordwrap()
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
SEO

13. To reset an array _______ the array() function to the array
preg_split()
reassign
html_entity_decode()
int

14. Besides GET and POST ________ can be used to access data but $_POST and $_GET are more precise and therefore preferable.
$_REQUEST
count()
HTML
drop

15. To include files - _______ will give errors and _________ will terminate execution().
SGML
include() and require()
strtok()
unset()

16. does a certain action when called upon
HTTP
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
function
switch

17. identity
predefined
negative numbers
integer
===

18. To assign array element values to individual variables
list()
Constant
include() and require()
count()

19. Operators used to operate and assign
+= or -= or *= or /=
general
array_merge()
precedence

20. Function that contains the highest value that rand() can have randomly
array
getrandmax()
htmlentities()
HTML

21. The concatenation assignment operator?
isset()
curly braces
str_word_count()
.=

22. Returns a character from a specified ASCII value
strip_tags()
PHP
chr()
SGML

23. To declare a constant
define()
chr()
ASP
general

24. Use ________ to have multiple quotations in one string
getrandmax()
date()
the escape character ''
float

25. Tag to begin a php script
<?php
POST
sql
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)

26. To iterate over the keys and values of an array
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)
foreach loop
function
DTD

27. leading zero: 0100 or 0567
HTML
preg_match()
octal
+= or -= or *= or /=

28. This error refers to a variable with no value.
single quotes
Notice
defined()
ceil()

29. function Function used to create a random number
XOR
round() Function
rand()
HTML

30. Function used to find the absolute value of a number or numeric variable
integer
decimal
abs()
$$

31. _______ is a comparison operator
mysql_close($dbc)
open source
!= inequality
foreach loop

32. This will show all error reporting except for notice errors.
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
?>
predefined
GET

33. A data structure that can hold a number of items of data of the same type eg. a list of names
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)
DTD
$_POST[]
array

34. The syntax for connecting to a database
array()
str_ireplace()
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
XOR

35. An array of variables passed with <input /> data
$_POST[]
===
$varname[key]
float

36. Creates a pointer to a file with the declared mode (read - write -etc.).
ASP
fopen()
mysql_fetch_array()
negative numbers

37. signed integer
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
int
reassign
open source

38. To remove all HTML and PHP tags.
nl2br()
str_ireplace()
strip_tags()
preg_replace()

39. The seven main SQL (structured query language) functions are alter - create - delete - _______ - insert - select - update
single quotes
strlen()
Array
drop

40. The name of the #! used to designate the location of the PHP binary
.=
Shebang
the period; .
ASP

41. Used to check if a variable has any value (including 0 or FALSE or an empty string).
isset()
htmlentities()
ceil()
HTML

42. Asynchronous Javascript And XML
AJAX
XOR
preg_split()
function

43. Hypertext Preprocessor - a server-side programing language used to create webpages
PHP
substr_count()
control structure
E_STRICT

44. Similar to mysql_fetch_array() - but cannot be accessed by integer offset
abs()
mysql_fetch_object()
XML
mysql

45. To word wrap after a certain amount of characters.
<<
wordwrap()
count()
mysql_fetch_array()

46. container of ordered data elements
loops
Array
$_GET[]
curly braces

47. $_SERVER is a ________ variable.
predefined
Parse error
asort()
int

48. says 'if' this then do this 'else' do this or 'while' this do this
str_ireplace()
octal
statement
numbers

49. ____ or key is referred to for a value within an array.
single quotes
index
POST
general

50. any programing language where the user must support the language the script is written in
client-side programing
Constant
boolean
double quotes

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