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Php Programming Basics

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1. Document Type Definitions
DTD
0
Parse error
ksort()

2. ____ or key is referred to for a value within an array.
XOR
index
Parse error
shuffle()

3. To find how many substrings are in a string
substr_count()
>>
chop()
array

4. Predefined constants such as __LINE__ or __FILE__ or __FUNCTION__ or __CLASS__ and __METHOD__
XOR
array()
$_SESSION[]
Magic Constant

5. Variable names can begin with __________
$var++ and $var
integer
negative numbers
underscores

6. returns the number of matches found by a given search string under this format...
<<
number_format()
Array
preg_match()

7. searches the subject for matches to a given pattern replaced with the given replacement text
switch
mysql
preg_replace()
&

8. Shorthand used to increment and decrement
$var++ and $var
getrandmax()
associative array
the period; .

9. Use ______ for search engines or catalogued pages or pages that would be bookmarked.
str_word_count()
int
GET
array()

10. To assign array element values to individual variables
list()
client-side programing
GET
true

11. The array that stores variables specific to a user's visit
array
ksort()
$dbc = mysql_connect(hostname, username, password)
$_SESSION[]

12. This will show all error reporting.
$_POST[]
error_reporting (E_ALL)
HTML
string

13. $_POST and $_GET are ________ variables.
predefined
!= inequality
$_REQUEST
$_POST[]

14. An array whose keys are strings; also known as a hash.
htmlentities()
statement
associative array
define()

15. allows you to split strings based on more complex rules
empty()
ini_set ('display_errors', 1)
preg_split()
function error_reporting()

16. Function used to find the absolute value of a number or numeric variable
AJAX
abs()
Parse error
>>

17. The concatenation assignment operator?
!= inequality
.=
curly braces
Parse error

18. The seven main error reporting constants are: E_NOTICE - E_WARNING - E_PARSE - E_ERROR - E_ALL - _____ - E_DEPRECATED
reassign
E_STRICT
true
trim()

19. Used to check if a variable has any value (including 0 or FALSE or an empty string).
boolean
predefined
isset()
function

20. The concatenation operator?
ceil()
float
addslashes()
the period; .

21. Function used to convert new lines in a variable from a form to <br /> tags so that the data can be formatted correctly.
shuffle()
nl2br()
preg_match()
foreach loop

22. a storage location in the computer's memory that has a type & a name and a contents
sql
array()
variable
the dollar sign $

23. To declare a constant
define()
Notice
Magic Constant
unset()

24. Used to find the length of a string
foreach
strlen()
indexed array
shuffle()

25. EXtensible Markup Language
function error_reporting()
getrandmax()
client-side programing
XML

26. a language in which to make querys to a database with
sql
str_word_count()
decimal
open source

27. bitwise left shift
$_GET[]
0
<<
predefined variable

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

29. This error arises from misusing a function.
predefined
Warning
rsort()
string

30. Function used to round down to the lowest integer
.=
chr()
floor()
predefined variable

31. To append elements to an array - this will assign item to the next available index; associative arrays get messy.
$array[] = item
is_numeric()
ksort()
==

32. signed integer
1
echo
wordwrap()
int

33. Converts a string of ASCII characters to hexadecimal values
superglobal
bin2hex()
integer
float

34. To sort by the keys while maintaining the correlation between the key and its value
ksort()
server-side programing
define()
Warning

35. Variable names cannot begin with _______
urlencode()
the dollar sign $
numbers
Object

36. The order of operations.
round() Function
str_word_count()
the period; .
precedence

37. any programing language where the user must support the language the script is written in
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)
client-side programing
curly braces
nl2br()

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

39. To sort values of an array without regard to the keys
abs()
sort()
$$
DTD

40. PHP has two conditional: if and ______.
rsort()
.=
function error_reporting()
switch

41. To create an array
array()
function error_reporting()
sql
variable

42. An array of variables passed with <input /> data
wordwrap()
$_POST[]
floor()
general

43. Hyper Text Markup Language
htmlentities()
preg_split()
the escape character ''
HTML

44. To get time data
===
the dollar sign $
strtok()
date()

45. To assign keys to the values in an array
array()
predefined
+= or -= or *= or /=
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)

46. The name of the #! used to designate the location of the PHP binary
negative numbers
abs()
indexed array
Shebang

47. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
strlen()
fopen()
Notice
HTTP

48. To iterate over the keys and values of an array
strip_tags()
foreach loop
curly braces; ${$total}
mysql_fetch_object()

49. 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.
error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT)
decimal
precedence
fopen()

50. equivalence
==
preg_replace()
foreach
error_reporting (E_ALL & -E_NOTICE)