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Php Programming Basics

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Function used to convert new lines in a variable from a form to <br /> tags so that the data can be formatted correctly.
Object
^
nl2br()
$varname[key]

2. Used to convert certain HTML tags into their entity versions.
htmlspecialchars()
string
the dollar sign $
numbers

3. 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; ${$total}
integer
ksort()
SEO

4. $_POST Data sent using POST found is sent to _______
$_GET[]
predefined variable
$array[] = item
function

5. Used to convert all HTML tags into their entity versions.
htmlentities()
integer
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
$varname[key]

6. To reset an array _______ the array() function to the array
arsort()
addcslashes()
reassign
chr()

7. Hypertext Preprocessor - a server-side programing language used to create webpages
unset()
array_merge()
PHP
$_REQUEST

8. Returns a string with backslashes in front of predefined characters
round() Function
the dollar sign $
count()
addslashes()

9. searches the subject for matches to a given pattern replaced with the given replacement text
preg_replace()
Hex
chr()
true

10. Used to encrypt values - it is a one-way encryption method
double quotes
$_GET[]
crypt()
$_REQUEST

11. The syntax for connecting to a database
str_word_count()
associative array
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
isset()

12. What You See Is What You Get
WYSIWYG
DTD
double quotes
rand()

13. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
HTTP
$_GET[]
substr_count()
mysql_fetch_array()

14. $_SERVER - $_POST - $_GET - $_COOKIE - $_SESSION - $_ENV; special arrays.
superglobal
mysql_close($dbc)
empty()
SGML

15. Control structures that break exit
if/elseif/else and switch statements
$array[] = item
preg_match()
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)

16. Variable names can begin with __________
htmlentities()
Parse error
underscores
server-side programing

17. Uses two arguments: constant name and constant definition
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
error_reporting (0)
switch
define()

18. says 'if' this then do this 'else' do this or 'while' this do this
unset()
integer
server-side programing
statement

19. To sort the values while maintaining the correlation between each value and its key
rsort()
urlencode()
the period; .
asort()

20. To iterate over the values of an array
$_POST[]
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
predefined variable
control structure

21. The seven main error reporting constants are: E_NOTICE - E_WARNING - E_PARSE - E_ERROR - E_ALL - _____ - E_DEPRECATED
E_STRICT
XML
array_merge()
$_POST[]

22. Function can you use to format a number with commas
number_format()
strtok()
associative array
str_ireplace()

23. Shorthand used to increment and decrement
===
single quotes
$var++ and $var
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)

24. To remove all HTML and PHP tags.
strip_tags()
superglobal
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
function

25. TRUE or FALSE
boolean
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)
negative numbers

26. Function used to round up to the highest integer
error_reporting (0)
SGML
1
ceil()

27. Document Type Definitions
str_word_count()
chr()
DTD
client-side programing

28. EXtensible Markup Language
PHP
XML
wordwrap()
count()

29. This will not show error reporting - it will be turned off.
Hex
client-side programing
error_reporting (0)
getrandmax()

30. Hyper Text Markup Language
strlen()
HTML
Object
define()

31. Used to find the amount of words in a string.
sql
str_word_count()
predefined
echo

32. A conditional or loop is a ________________.
Magic Constant
control structure
strtok()
crypt()

33. PHP has two conditional: if and ______.
preg_replace()
switch
fopen()
round() Function

34. ___________ can be used with substr() to count backward
str_ireplace()
negative numbers
asort()
the dollar sign $

35. Tag to end a php script
statement
?>
predefined
Warning

36. returns the number of matches found by a given search string under this format...
int
preg_match()
preg_split()
statement

37. Similar to mysql_fetch_array() - but cannot be accessed by integer offset
strip_tags()
$_REQUEST
str_word_count()
mysql_fetch_object()

38. Used to replace a substring with another string - it is not case-sensitive.
decimal
===
str_ireplace()
precedence

39. Alias of rtrim()
chop()
rand()
date()
crypt()

40. 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.
html_entity_decode()
Notice
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
!= inequality

41. any programing language where the user must support the language the script is written in
parentheses
client-side programing
arsort()
indexed array

42. The three types of loops in PHP are: for - while - ____.
foreach
float
isset()
Error

43. $_POST and $_GET are ________ variables.
sort()
predefined
octal
array()

44. _________ can be used in conditional statements to set precedence
preg_replace()
the escape character ''
htmlspecialchars()
parentheses

45. To assign keys to the values in an array
.=
>>
isset()
array()

46. Function used to find the absolute value of a number or numeric variable
asort()
empty()
abs()
+= or -= or *= or /=

47. To check if a constant is already declared
addslashes()
mysql_close($dbc)
precedence
defined()

48. Active Server Pages
strtok()
function
float
ASP

49. standard notation
array_merge()
decimal
underscores
sort()

50. The four main error types are:Notice - Warning - ________ and Error.
+
Parse error
negative numbers
$_GET[]