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Php Programming Basics

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1. To sort values of an array without regard to the keys
array_merge()
sort()
foreach
statement

2. All variables must begin with _________.
open source
the dollar sign $
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)
crypt()

3. TRUE or FALSE
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
curly braces; ${$total}
^
boolean

4. print $_SERVER will _____ work if you use the print function on arrays.
arsort()
sort()
open source
not

5. To refer to an element in a multidimensional array list the indices in order of _____ to more precise;
chop()
&
foreach loop
general

6. The seven main error reporting constants are: E_NOTICE - E_WARNING - E_PARSE - E_ERROR - E_ALL - _____ - E_DEPRECATED
E_STRICT
error_reporting (0)
defined()
null

7. Function that contains the highest value that rand() can have randomly
getrandmax()
number_format()
the period; .
.=

8. Uses two arguments: constant name and constant definition
parentheses
define()
float
floor()

9. Use _______ for passwords or pages that would not be bookmarked or pages that require security.
substr_count()
POST
mysql_fetch_array()
wordwrap()

10. To get over quotation marks while using arrays
nl2br()
curly braces
not
+

11. To include files - _______ will give errors and _________ will terminate execution().
$var++ and $var
Magic Constant
null
include() and require()

12. Operators used to operate and assign
POST
Array
client-side programing
+= or -= or *= or /=

13. To iterate over the values of an array
crypt()
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {statement(s);}
statement
$$

14. The three types of loops in PHP are: for - while - ____.
count()
foreach
the period; .
>>

15. Search Engine Optimization
include() and require()
predefined
addcslashes()
SEO

16. Hyper Text Markup Language
curly braces; ${$total}
HTML
Shebang
preg_replace()

17. The four main error types are:Notice - Warning - ________ and Error.
negative numbers
Parse error
predefined
Shebang

18. identity
the period; .
htmlentities()
===
empty()

19. Hypertext Preprocessor - a server-side programing language used to create webpages
precedence
PHP
Parse error
numbers

20. Used to create a substring (referred to as a token) from a larger string
wordwrap()
$_POST[]
Parse error
strtok()

21. To reset an array _______ the array() function to the array
reassign
chop()
the dollar sign $
predefined

22. To reorganise the array randomly
shuffle()
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)
?>
octal

23. Variable names cannot begin with _______
open source
string
numbers
string

24. container of ordered data elements
chr()
.=
Array
addcslashes()

25. Function used to find the absolute value of a number or numeric variable
XML
mysql_fetch_object()
abs()
Object

26. says 'if' this then do this 'else' do this or 'while' this do this
defined()
statement
DTD
mysql_fetch_array()

27. To sort the values while maintaining the correlation between each value and its key - in reversed order
arsort()
XML
Parse error
string

28. Variable names can begin with __________
string
underscores
parentheses
true

29. To check if a constant is already declared
empty()
drop
defined()
string

30. standard notation
if/elseif/else and switch statements
mysql_fetch_object()
decimal
sql

31. Returns a string with backslashes in front of predefined characters
addslashes()
$_GET[]
defined()
Object

32. A data structure that can hold a number of items of data of the same type eg. a list of names
negative numbers
count()
array
index

33. container of both data and code
html_entity_decode()
GET
preg_replace()
Object

34. What You See Is What You Get
WYSIWYG
rand()
precedence
Warning

35. When used the value can be passed safely through the URL (GET).
numbers
urlencode()
sql
int

36. Besides GET and POST ________ can be used to access data but $_POST and $_GET are more precise and therefore preferable.
addslashes()
$_REQUEST
predefined variable
ASP

37. Function used to round down to the lowest integer
floor()
Hex
boolean
ceil()

38. Function can you use to format a number with commas
number_format()
general
strlen()
$array[] = item

39. Returns a character from a specified ASCII value
string
associative array
chr()
define()

40. Used to check if a given variable has an "empty" value - no value or 0 or FALSE.
+= or -= or *= or /=
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
mysql_fetch_array()
empty()

41. Use ______ for search engines or catalogued pages or pages that would be bookmarked.
GET
client-side programing
nl2br()
substr_count()

42. 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 __________.
$var++ and $var
int
curly braces; ${$total}
mysql_fetch_array()

43. To create an array
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
array()
htmlentities()
array_merge()

44. Returns an array that corresponds to the fetched row of MySQL data and moves the internal data pointer ahead
mysql_fetch_array()
fopen()
error_reporting (0)
AJAX

45. To counter htmlentities()
html_entity_decode()
control structure
Magic Constant
Array

46. allows you to split strings based on more complex rules
mysql
date()
preg_split()
the dollar sign $

47. Used to convert all HTML tags into their entity versions.
variable
htmlentities()
Hex
===

48. To refer to an item in an array
string
define()
$varname[key]
HTML

49. Tag to end a php script
&
Magic Constant
?>
the period; .

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

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