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Php Programming Basics

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1. A conditional or loop is a ________________.
POST
date()
===
control structure

2. allows you to split strings based on more complex rules
preg_split()
chr()
define()
underscores

3. equivalence
==
$_REQUEST
list()
E_STRICT

4. This will not show error reporting - it will be turned off.
error_reporting (0)
SGML
the escape character ''
octal

5. collection of binary data
if/elseif/else and switch statements
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
string
^

6. either hasn't yet been set or is assigned NULL value
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)
!= inequality
null
fopen()

7. This error refers to a variable with no value.
wordwrap()
str_word_count()
Notice
foreach loop

8. Returns a character from a specified ASCII value
str_ireplace()
the period; .
server-side programing
chr()

9. Used to remove any white space - spaces or newlines or tabs - from the beginning and end of a string - not the middle.
string
trim()
function
rand()

10. To append elements to an array - this will assign item to the next available index; associative arrays get messy.
AJAX
number_format()
$array[] = item
chr()

11. a positive or negative number
precedence
define()
defined()
integer

12. the most basic function in PHP used to output information to the page
htmlspecialchars()
variable
echo
>>

13. identity
array
===
loops
number_format()

14. To find how many substrings are in a string
str_word_count()
parentheses
substr_count()
negative numbers

15. Use ________ to have multiple quotations in one string
POST
isset()
the escape character ''
?>

16. Function used to round up to the highest integer
$_POST[]
==
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)
ceil()

17. To counter htmlentities()
ksort()
HTTP
mysql_fetch_object()
html_entity_decode()

18. Active Server Pages
Object
ksort()
curly braces; ${$total}
ASP

19. To assign keys to the values in an array
floor()
Error
array()
HTTP

20. This will show all error reporting.
parentheses
error_reporting (E_ALL)
server-side programing
+

21. Control structures that break exit
htmlentities()
AJAX
if/elseif/else and switch statements
associative array

22. To declare a constant
mysql
numbers
mysql_fetch_object()
define()

23. bitwise left shift
str_word_count()
<<
array
asort()

24. To assign array element values to individual variables
Array
crypt()
list()
SGML

25. To set up error reporting
mysql_fetch_object()
parentheses
arsort()
function error_reporting()

26. searches the subject for matches to a given pattern replaced with the given replacement text
open source
preg_replace()
function
Notice

27. Used to convert all HTML tags into their entity versions.
shuffle()
htmlentities()
defined()
mysql_fetch_array()

28. Operators used to operate and assign
Magic Constant
+= or -= or *= or /=
Object
general

29. Predefined constants such as __LINE__ or __FILE__ or __FUNCTION__ or __CLASS__ and __METHOD__
substr_count()
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
boolean
Magic Constant

30. $_POST Data sent using POST found is sent to _______
htmlspecialchars()
predefined variable
Notice
strlen()

31. To refer to an element in a multidimensional array list the indices in order of _____ to more precise;
general
the dollar sign $
associative array
null

32. Use _______ for passwords or pages that would not be bookmarked or pages that require security.
curly braces
unset()
the escape character ''
POST

33. The prefix for a dynamic variable - also known as a variable variable
<?php
$$
mysql_fetch_object()
Constant

34. An array of variables passed in the URL
str_ireplace()
rsort()
bin2hex()
$_GET[]

35. _______ is a comparison operator
!= inequality
parentheses
urlencode()
defined()

36. Used to check if a variable has a valid numerical value; strings with numerical values pass.
curly braces
round() Function
is_numeric()
include() and require()

37. The seven main SQL (structured query language) functions are alter - create - delete - _______ - insert - select - update
boolean
define()
include() and require()
drop

38. The name of the #! used to designate the location of the PHP binary
Shebang
chr()
floor()
urlencode()

39. used to round numeric values.
string
nl2br()
round() Function
curly braces; ${$total}

40. $_SERVER - $_POST - $_GET - $_COOKIE - $_SESSION - $_ENV; special arrays.
open source
foreach loop
superglobal
PHP

41. Used to create a substring (referred to as a token) from a larger string
1
numbers
reassign
strtok()

42. $_SERVER is a ________ variable.
.=
server-side programing
predefined
is_numeric()

43. Use ______ for search engines or catalogued pages or pages that would be bookmarked.
WYSIWYG
GET
>>
fopen()

44. To create an array
mysql_close($dbc)
defined()
array()
not

45. The four main error types are:Notice - Warning - ________ and Error.
.=
Parse error
error_reporting (0)
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)

46. To delete a variable or an element of an array
mysql_fetch_array()
addslashes()
unset()
ASP

47. This error arises from misusing a function.
ceil()
Warning
WYSIWYG
mysql_fetch_object()

48. To iterate over the keys and values of an array
index
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
getrandmax()
foreach loop

49. a database which is best supported by PHP
XML
mysql
WYSIWYG
$_POST[]

50. To sort the values while maintaining the correlation between each value and its key - in reversed order
defined()
arsort()
client-side programing
POST

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