PHP Questions

1. What does PHP stand for?

a. Personal Hypertext Processor
b. PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
c. Professional Hypertext Programming
d. Public Hypertext Parser
2. What is PHP mainly focused on?
a. Client-side scripting
b. Server-side scripting
c. Standalone application development
d. Mobile application development
3. Which tool is needed to run a PHP script without any server or browser?
a. Web server
b. PHP-GTK
c. PHP parser
d. Database
4. What is the industry-leading web server that runs a majority of web servers on the Internet?
a. LIGHTTPD
b. NGINX
c. Apache
d. Node.js
5. What does AMP stand for in the context of web development?
a. Apache / MySQL / Perl
b. Apache / MongoDB / PHP
c. Apache / MySQL / PHP & Perl
d. Apache / MariaDB / PHP
6. When was the first version of Apache software released?
a. 1990
b. 1995
c. 2000
d. 2005
7. What is the primary job of the Apache software?
a. Physical server maintenance
b. Establishing connections between servers and browsers
c. Delivering files to the server
d. Developing web applications
8. Which PHP superglobal variable references all variables available in global scope?
a. $_SERVER
b. superglobals
c. $_POST
d. $GLOBALS
9. What does the time() function in PHP return?
a. Current date
b. Current time
c. Current timestamp
d. Current year
10. Which PHP keyword is used to access static properties and methods without creating an instance
of the class?
a. object
b. new
c. self
d. ::
11. What is the purpose of the __construct method in PHP?
a. To destruct the object
b. To create an object
c. To initialize object properties
d. To call parent class methods
12. Which PHP feature allows objects of different classes to be treated as objects of a common
superclass?
a. Encapsulation
b. Inheritance
c. Polymorphism
d. Abstraction
13. Which PHP feature is used to define a common set of methods that multiple classes can
implement?
a. Abstract class
b. Static method
c. Interface
d. Inheritance
14. What is the purpose of the feof() function in PHP?
a. To check if a file exists
b. To check if the end-of-file has been reached
c. To read the content of a file
d. To close a file
15. Which PHP function is used to read the entire contents of a file?
a. fopen()
b. file_get_contents()
c. fread()
d. readfile()
16. What is the purpose of the unset() function when used with an object in PHP?
a. To destroy the object
b. To remove a specific property from the object
c. To free the memory associated with the object
d. To clear the object's internal state
17. Which function is used to remove a cookie in PHP?
a. remove_cookie() with an expired time
b. clear_cookie() with an expired time
c. delete_cookie() with an expired time
d. setcookie() with an expired time
18. What is the purpose of the $_COOKIE superglobal variable in PHP?
a. To retrieve session values sent by the client
b. To retrieve cookie values sent by the server
c. To retrieve uploaded file information
d. To retrieve cookie values sent by the client
19. Which function is used to output different arguments in PHP?
a. echo
b. print
c. printf
d. display
20. Which of the following is used to check if a variable is an array in PHP?
a. isArray()
b. is_array()
c. arrayCheck()
d. checkArray()
21. Which of the following is used to connect to a MySQL database in PHP?
a. mysqli_connect()
b. mysql_connect()
c. pdo_connect()
d. db_connect()
22. What is the purpose of the PHP function "json_encode()"?
a. To decode a JSON string
b. To convert an array into a JSON string
c. To validate JSON data
d. To parse a JSON object
23. What is the purpose of the "spl_autoload_register()" function in PHP?
a. To register a new class loader
b. To include external libraries
c. To define global constants
d. To create a new instance of a class
24. What does the PHP function "password_hash()" do?
a. Encrypts a password using a one-way hashing algorithm
b. Compares two passwords for equality
c. Generates a random password
d. Decrypts a hashed password
25. In PHP, what does the "preg_match()" function do?
a. Performs a pattern match on a string
b. Replaces a pattern in a string
c. Splits a string into an array using a pattern
d. Escapes special characters in a string
26. Which PHP function is used to redirect the user to a different page?
a. redirect()
b. header()
c. location()
d. navigate()
27. What is the purpose of the PHP function "file_get_contents()"?
a. Reads the entire file into a string
b. Writes a string to a file
c. Appends a string to a file
d. Deletes a file
28. Which of the following is not a valid way to loop through an associative array in PHP?
a. foreach ($array as $key => $value)
b. while (list($key, $value) = each($array))
c. for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++)
d. array_walk($array, function($value, $key) { /* code */ })
29. What is the purpose of the PHP function "array_search()"?
a. Searches an array for a value and returns the corresponding key if successful
b. Searches an array for a key and returns the corresponding value if successful
c. Checks if a value exists in an array
d. Checks if a key exists in an array
30. In PDO, what is the purpose of a prepared statement?
a. To execute a query directly
b. To parse and execute a query multiple times with different parameters
c. To store query results for future use
d. None of the above
31. Which PHP function is commonly used to establish a connection to a database in the procedural
approach?
a. connect_db()
b. open_connection()
c. mysqli_connect()
d. pdo_connect()
32. What is the primary advantage of using the object-oriented approach for database programming
in PHP?
a. Enhanced code organization and reusability
b. Faster query execution
c. Direct integration with NoSQL databases
d. None of the above
33. Which PHP function is commonly used to close a connection to a database in the procedural
approach?
a. close_connection()
b. mysqli_close()
c. pdo_disconnect()
d. None of the above