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Php Programming Basics

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1. bitwise left shift
numbers
the period; .
<<
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}

2. Creates a pointer to a file with the declared mode (read - write -etc.).
foreach loop
0
fopen()
control structure

3. To assign keys to the values in an array
array
foreach loop
abs()
array()

4. Used to replace a substring with another string - it is not case-sensitive.
floor()
array
control structure
str_ireplace()

5. bitwise AND
curly braces; ${$total}
float
empty()
&

6. The syntax for connecting to a database
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
urlencode()
variable
indexed array

7. This error refers to a variable with no value.
mysql_fetch_array()
.=
addslashes()
Notice

8. To word wrap after a certain amount of characters.
wordwrap()
the dollar sign $
===
index

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

10. Used to create a substring (referred to as a token) from a larger string
strtok()
float
floor()
Shebang

11. This will not show error reporting - it will be turned off.
unset()
define()
strip_tags()
error_reporting (0)

12. print $_SERVER will _____ work if you use the print function on arrays.
XML
not
$$
precedence

13. the most basic function in PHP used to output information to the page
$_GET[]
define()
echo
boolean

14. 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.
Parse error
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
<?php
statement

15. searches the subject for matches to a given pattern replaced with the given replacement text
number_format()
preg_replace()
AJAX
1

16. Used to check if a given variable has an "empty" value - no value or 0 or FALSE.
if/elseif/else and switch statements
empty()
string
strip_tags()

17. When used the value can be passed safely through the URL (GET).
1
switch
true
urlencode()

18. Used to display errors in a particular script - should be placed at top of script.

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183

19. ____ or key is referred to for a value within an array.
addslashes()
<?php
rand()
index

20. Online applications and resources which are available to the general public with very few restrictions
octal
negative numbers
strlen()
open source

21. Uses two arguments: constant name and constant definition
XML
index
define()
count()

22. EXtensible Markup Language
reassign
true
unset()
XML

23. Asynchronous Javascript And XML
AJAX
round() Function
true
$$

24. says 'if' this then do this 'else' do this or 'while' this do this
statement
chop()
boolean
define()

25. This will show all error reporting.
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
error_reporting (E_ALL)
number_format()
Parse error

26. To sort the values while maintaining the correlation between each value and its key
variable
asort()
nl2br()
$_GET[]

27. container of ordered data elements
PHP
Array
preg_match()
Parse error

28. a positive or negative number
date()
$var++ and $var
mysql_fetch_object()
integer

29. To close a connection between a database
rand()
foreach loop
arsort()
mysql_close($dbc)

30. An array of variables passed in the URL
shuffle()
^
$_GET[]
empty()

31. Control structures that break exit
reassign
if/elseif/else and switch statements
==
$var++ and $var

32. Tag to begin a php script
single quotes
preg_replace()
list()
<?php

33. To include files - _______ will give errors and _________ will terminate execution().
include() and require()
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
htmlentities()
predefined variable

34. Used to convert certain HTML tags into their entity versions.
addslashes()
htmlspecialchars()
Parse error
unset()

35. Function used to round up to the highest integer
ceil()
indexed array
curly braces; ${$total}
ksort()

36. The seven main SQL (structured query language) functions are alter - create - delete - _______ - insert - select - update
1
boolean
parentheses
drop

37. Document Type Definitions
<?php
PHP
rand()
DTD

38. Hypertext Preprocessor - a server-side programing language used to create webpages
arsort()
PHP
strip_tags()
strlen()

39. signed integer
general
$var++ and $var
int
!= inequality

40. To sort by the keys while maintaining the correlation between the key and its value
Hex
switch
ksort()
foreach loop

41. returns the number of matches found by a given search string under this format...
?>
number_format()
preg_match()
define()

42. _______ is a comparison operator
Notice
switch
!= inequality
htmlspecialchars()

43. Used to remove any white space - spaces or newlines or tabs - from the beginning and end of a string - not the middle.
E_STRICT
trim()
is_numeric()
defined()

44. The name of the #! used to designate the location of the PHP binary
Shebang
the dollar sign $
Warning
$var++ and $var

45. $_POST Data sent using POST found is sent to _______
not
empty()
AJAX
predefined variable

46. To reorganise the array randomly
htmlentities()
shuffle()
unset()
count()

47. A data structure that can hold a number of items of data of the same type eg. a list of names
urlencode()
general
array
predefined

48. To iterate over the values of an array
predefined variable
SEO
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
negative numbers

49. standard notation
decimal
drop
HTML
function error_reporting()

50. To merge arrays
curly braces
array_merge()
statement
crypt()

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