Intermediate PHP Quiz

1. Arrays can be sorted, shuffled, grouped, counted, split, etc.

True

False


Bonus Question: What are spider's webs good for?

Dogs

Giraffes

Spiders

Porcupines

Frogs


2. Which example demonstrates valid usage of the strlen() function?

echo strlen("Is this correct?")

$variable strlen("Is this correct?");

echo strlen(What about this?);

$variable = strlen("And this?");

echo = strlen("How about this?");


3. Which of the following is not a string function?

trim()

rand()

stripslashes()

strstr()

print()


4. What is the name of the variable type in which multiple (separate) values can be stored?

float

boolean

array

string

integer


5. Which format is the most likely result of date("F j, Y", $timestamp);?

2:30 PM

June 8, 1995

1289673723


6. Which function, if it produces an error, will terminate the script?

include()

require()


7. When is the best time to create your own function?

When The Code Needs Documented

After Supper

When Your Code Gets Really Long

When You Have a Script to Write

When You Plan to Reuse Code


8. Regular expressions are patterns that work exclusively with integers.

True

False


9. Which of the following is commonly used for arrays?

For

Switch

if... elseif... else…

do... while

foreach


10. What is the proper syntax of the mail() function?

mail(message,subject,to,headers)

mail(to,message,subject,headers)

mail(subject,message,to,headers)

mail(to,subject,message,headers)

mail(headers,message,to,subject)


Bonus Question: If Ireland sank into the sea, what county wouldn't sink?

Mayo

Dublin

Limerick

Cork

Kerry


11. $language['php'] is an example of...

a multidimensional array

a numerical array

an associative array


12. Is "If… Elseif… Else" the proper order?

Yes

No


13. What is the proper syntax of an "if" condition?

if {condition} ( action to take )

if (action to take) { condition }

if (condition) { action to take }

if {action to take} ( condition )