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PHP Questions Answers

The document provides important PHP questions and answers covering various topics such as functions, variables, data types, and operators. It includes examples of code snippets for practical understanding, as well as explanations of concepts like arrays and PDF creation. Additionally, it highlights the advantages of PHP and its history, making it a useful resource for learners and developers.

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PHP Questions Answers

The document provides important PHP questions and answers covering various topics such as functions, variables, data types, and operators. It includes examples of code snippets for practical understanding, as well as explanations of concepts like arrays and PDF creation. Additionally, it highlights the advantages of PHP and its history, making it a useful resource for learners and developers.

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PHP Important Questions with Answers

1. Use of ucwords()

The ucwords() function capitalizes the first letter of each word.


Syntax:
ucwords(string $str): string
Example:
echo ucwords('hello world'); // Output: Hello World

2. a) Variable

A variable stores data and starts with $. Example:


$name = 'John'; $age = 25;

2. b) Expression

An expression is a valid PHP statement that returns a value. Example:


$sum = 5 + 10; // 15

3. extract() and compact()

extract() converts an array into variables.


Syntax:
extract(array $array);
compact() creates an array from variables.
Syntax:
compact(var1, var2, ...);

4. Sum of first 25 natural numbers

Code:
$sum = 0;
for ($i = 1; $i <= 25; $i++) {
$sum += $i;
}
echo 'Sum: ' . $sum; // 325

5. Sorting Methods

sort(), rsort(), asort(), arsort(), ksort(), krsort()

6. Use of $ and $$

$ defines a variable, $$ creates a variable from another variable name.


Example:
PHP Important Questions with Answers

$var = 'name'; $$var = 'John'; echo $name; // John

7. Area of Circle using Variable Function

Code:
function area($r) { return 3.1416 * $r * $r; }
$circleArea = 'area';
echo 'Area: ' . $circleArea(5);

8. Print 1 to 20 skipping multiples of 4

Code:
for ($i = 1; $i <= 20; $i++) {
if ($i % 4 == 0) continue;
echo "$i ";
}

9. Steps to Create PDF

1. Install FPDF
2. Include the library
3. Create an object
4. Add pages and content
5. Output PDF

10. Data Types

String, Integer, Float, Boolean, Array, Object, NULL, Resource

11. Array Traversing Methods

Using foreach and for loops:


foreach ($arr as $value) { echo $value; }
for ($i = 0; $i < count($arr); $i++) { echo $arr[$i]; }

12. Advantages of PHP

1. Open-source
2. Cross-platform
3. Easy to learn
4. Fast execution
5. Database support

13. History of PHP


PHP Important Questions with Answers

Created by Rasmus Lerdorf in 1994. PHP 3 added extensibility, PHP 4 improved performance, and PHP 7/8 enhanced
speed.

14. PHP Syntax

Code:
<?php echo 'Hello, World!'; ?>

15. Constant Variables

Constants store values that dont change. Define using define() or const.
Example:
define('SITE_NAME', 'MyWebsite');

16. Operators

Arithmetic, Assignment, Comparison, Logical, String, Bitwise, Ternary

17. Indexed vs Associative Arrays

Indexed: $arr = ['Apple', 'Banana'];


Associative: $arr = ['name' => 'John', 'age' => 25];

18. implode vs explode

implode() converts an array to string, explode() splits a string into an array.


Example:
implode(', ', ['Apple', 'Banana']) 'Apple, Banana'
explode(', ', 'Apple, Banana') ['Apple', 'Banana']

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