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Php Programming Basics

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1. To word wrap after a certain amount of characters.
variable
wordwrap()
string
SGML

2. Leading 0x: 0x13F or 0xA23
===
$array[] = item
define()
Hex

3. any programing language where the script is parsed on the server
defined()
XML
superglobal
server-side programing

4. Similar to mysql_fetch_array() - but cannot be accessed by integer offset
mysql_fetch_object()
XOR
htmlentities()
foreach

5. Control structure that continue exit - they perform specific statements for a determined number of iterations.
predefined
loops
>>
Warning

6. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
>>
empty()
HTTP
addslashes()

7. To include files - _______ will give errors and _________ will terminate execution().
general
$_REQUEST
Error
include() and require()

8. To iterate over the keys and values of an array
nl2br()
mysql_fetch_object()
foreach loop
define()

9. a positive or negative number
count()
integer
single quotes
statement

10. standard notation
decimal
$array[] = item
statement
underscores

11. A conditional or loop is a ________________.
.=
control structure
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
Magic Constant

12. Control structures that break exit
mysql_fetch_array()
if/elseif/else and switch statements
underscores
indexed array

13. Function that contains the highest value that rand() can have randomly
Constant
round() Function
octal
getrandmax()

14. To check if a constant is already declared
XOR
curly braces
str_word_count()
defined()

15. does a certain action when called upon
$array[] = item
SEO
function
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)

16. equivalence
==
abs()
array_merge()
predefined variable

17. To refer to an item in an array
mysql_fetch_object()
error_reporting (0)
echo
$varname[key]

18. 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.
predefined
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
rand()
the dollar sign $

19. EXtensible Markup Language
isset()
precedence
SEO
XML

20. An array of variables passed in the URL
html_entity_decode()
$_GET[]
numbers
SGML

21. Used to encrypt values - it is a one-way encryption method
boolean
crypt()
mysql
+

22. a type with two possible values: true and false
&
DTD
switch
boolean

23. To append elements to an array - this will assign item to the next available index; associative arrays get messy.
int
Constant
$array[] = item
echo

24. Returns an array that corresponds to the fetched row of MySQL data and moves the internal data pointer ahead
the escape character ''
mysql_fetch_array()
predefined
1

25. To set up error reporting
rsort()
bin2hex()
function error_reporting()
AJAX

26. The four main error types are:Notice - Warning - ________ and Error.
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
html_entity_decode()
predefined
Parse error

27. Predefined constants such as __LINE__ or __FILE__ or __FUNCTION__ or __CLASS__ and __METHOD__
Magic Constant
ksort()
<<
1

28. Use _______ for passwords or pages that would not be bookmarked or pages that require security.
count()
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
POST
$_GET[]

29. Tag to begin a php script
<?php
general
string
PHP

30. Shorthand used to increment and decrement
predefined variable
octal
$var++ and $var
function error_reporting()

31. Document Type Definitions
floor()
getrandmax()
underscores
DTD

32. To sort by the keys while maintaining the correlation between the key and its value
PHP
not
ksort()
array()

33. This will not show error reporting - it will be turned off.
htmlspecialchars()
Error
predefined variable
error_reporting (0)

34. Returns a string with backslashes in front of predefined characters
addslashes()
0
&
isset()

35. Creates a pointer to a file with the declared mode (read - write -etc.).
boolean
+= or -= or *= or /=
count()
fopen()

36. TRUE or FALSE
Object
boolean
foreach loop
the dollar sign $

37. collection of binary data
float
htmlentities()
curly braces
string

38. a line of information that can be stored in a variable or used in a function or statement
string
addslashes()
Array
error_reporting (0)

39. $_POST Data sent using POST found is sent to _______
?>
PHP
predefined variable
switch

40. Search Engine Optimization
floor()
SEO
?>
number_format()

41. Used to create a substring (referred to as a token) from a larger string
preg_split()
strtok()
AJAX
switch

42. signed integer
the period; .
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
PHP
int

43. Used to replace a substring with another string - it is not case-sensitive.
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
crypt()
associative array
str_ireplace()

44. To counter htmlentities()
!= inequality
boolean
html_entity_decode()
switch

45. Used to check if a variable has any value (including 0 or FALSE or an empty string).
preg_split()
boolean
isset()
SEO

46. This error refers to a variable with no value.
foreach loop
Notice
decimal
chr()

47. Used to check if a given variable has an "empty" value - no value or 0 or FALSE.
boolean
empty()
double quotes
foreach loop

48. returns the number of matches found by a given search string under this format...
abs()
not
if/elseif/else and switch statements
preg_match()

49. To refer to an element in a multidimensional array list the indices in order of _____ to more precise;
abs()
0
general
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)

50. Used to find the amount of words in a string.
str_word_count()
htmlentities()
predefined
strlen()

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