1.Considering the code below, which of these statements are true?

<?php 
    ini_set("allow_url_fopen", "1");
    $page = file_get_contents("http://www.codepunker.com");
    if($page!=FALSE)
    echo "Successfully fetched website contents";
    else
    echo "An error has occurred";

The correct setting for loading web pages from a script is "allow_url_include"

The "allow_url_fopen" option can not be changed through ini_set. It can only be set in php.ini for security reasons

The if statement should be "if($page!==FALSE)" because "file_get_contents" can return non boolean values which evaluate to false

2.What is the default value for the "max_execution_time" setting when running PHP as a CLI SAPI ?

Whatever is set as the value for "max_execution_time" in php.ini

0 (Zero) which stands for infinite

There is no "max_execution_time" setting if running PHP as a CLI SAPI

3.What happens when the script below is executed ?

  <?php
    namespace CustomArea;
    error_reporting(E_ALL);
    ini_set("display_errors", "on");
    function var_dump($a)
    {
      return str_replace("Weird", $a, "Weird stuff can happen");
    }
    $a = "In programming";
    echo var_dump($a);
  ?>

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare var_dump()

Weird stuff can happen

In programming stuff can happen

4.Considering the code below ...

  
    <?php 
        
    class AppException extends Exception
    {
      function __toString()
      {
        return "Your code has just thrown an exception: {$this->message}\n";
      }
    }

    class Students
    {
      public $first_name;
      public $last_name;

      public function __construct($first_name, $last_name)
      {
        if(empty($first_name))
        {
          throw new AppException('First Name is required', 1);
        }

        if(empty($last_name))
        {
          throw new AppException('Last Name is required', 2);
        }
      }
    }

    try {
     new Students('', ''); 
    } catch (Exception $e) {
      echo $e;
    }
  

... which of these statements are correct ?

The catch (Exception $e) statement is wrong because it accepts an instance of the Exception class as the parameter. It should use an instance of the AppException class instead.

The __toString() method can't be overwritten in a child class because the methods in the Exception class are all final but for the constructor

The magic __toString() method will be invoked automatically when the code enters the catch() statement and the custom exception message will be printed

5.What is the output of the code below ?

  
    <?php
    namespace animals;

    ini_set('error_reporting', E_ALL);
    ini_set('display_errors', 'on');

    class Cat
    {
      static function Definition()
      {
        return 'Cats are ' . __NAMESPACE__;
      }
    }

    namespace animals\pets;

    class Cat
    {
      static function Definition()
      {
        return 'Cats are ' . __NAMESPACE__;
      }
    }

    echo Cat::Definition();    
  

Cats are animals\pets

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare class Cat

Fatal error: Cannot re-declare class animals\pets\Cat in sub-namespace

6.Which of th following statements about object serialization are true ?

After serializing an object, a programmer can fully recreate that object in another file by calling unserialize() even if the class definition doesn't exist.

Static class properties can be serialized, but can not be unserialized.

Static class properties can not be serialized.

7.How does Opcode Cache improve performance in PHP 5.5+ ?

Opcode Cache stores objects in memory so that they can be accessed directly by other processes.

Opcode Cache stores database query results thus eliminating the need of executing those queries again

OPcache stores precompiled script bytecode in memory, thus removing the need to load and parse scripts on each request.

8.Which of the following is not valid syntax for creating a new array key?

$a[] = "value";

$a{} = "value";

$a[0] = "value";

$a{0} = "value";

$a[$b = 0] = "value";

9.What is the output of this code snippet? $a = array(0.001 => 'b', .1 => 'c'); var_dump($a);

An empty array

0.001 => 'b', .1 => c

0 => 'c'

'0.001' => 'b', '0.1' => c'

A Syntax Error

10.Which of the following functions could be used to break a string into an array?

array_split()

split()

string_split()

preg_match_all()

explode()

11.Which of the following functions are used with the internal array pointer to accomplish an action?

key

forward

prev

current

next

12.Given the following array: $array = array(1,1,2,3,4,4,5,6,6,6,6,3,2,2,2); The fastest way to determine the total number a particular value appears in the array is to use which function?

array_total_values

array_count_values

A foreach loop

count

a for loop

13.Which of the following tags are an acceptable way to begin a PHP Code block?

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="php">

<!

<%

<?

14.What is the output of the following PHP script? $a = 1; $b = 2.5; $c = 0xFF; $d = $b + $c; $e = $d * $b; $f = ($d + $e) % $a; print ($f + $e);

643.75

432

643

257

432.75

15.What SimpleXML function is used to parse a file?

simplexml_load_file()

simplexml_load_string()

load()

loadFile()

loadXML()

None of the above

16.Transactions are used to...

guarantee high performance

secure data consistency

secure access to the database

reduce the database server overhead

reduce code size in PHP

17.What is the difference between the ``include`` and ``require`` language constructs?

Require constructs can't be used with URL filenames

Include constructs cause a fatal error if the file doesn't exist

There is no difference other than the name

Include constructs are processed at run time; require constructs are processed at compile time

Require constructs cause a fatal error if the file can't be read

18.What are the three access modifiers that you can use in PHP objects?

protected

public

static

private

final

19.When checking to see if two variables contain the same instance of an object, which of the following comparisons should be used?

if($obj1->equals($obj2) && ($obj1 instanceof $obj2))

if($obj1->equals($obj2))

if($obj1 instanceof $obj2)

if($obj1 === $obj2)

20.Type-hinting and the instanceof keyword can be used to check what types of things about variables?

If a particular child class extends from it

If they are an instance of a particular interface

If they are an abstract class

If they have a particular parent class

If they are an instance of a particular class

21.What three special methods can be used to perform special logic in the event a particular accessed method or member variable is not found?

__get($variable)

__call($method, $params)

__destruct()

__set($variable, $value)

__call($method)

22.Which php.ini directive should be disabled to prevent the execution of a remote PHP script via an include or require construct?

You cannot disable remote PHP script execution

curl.enabled

allow_remote_url

allow_url_fopen

allow_require

23.Consider the following code: header("Location: {$_GET['url']}\"); Which of the following values of $_GET['url'] would cause session fixation?

Session Fixation is not possible with this code snippet

http://www.zend.com/?PHPSESSID=123

PHPSESSID%611243

Set-Cookie%3A+PHPSESSID%611234

http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zend.com%2F%0D%0ASet-Cookie%3A+PHPSESSID%611234

24.When comparing two strings, which of the following is acceptable?

$a === $b;

strcasecmp($a, $b);

strcmp($a, $b);

$a == $b;

str_compare($a, $b);

25.A fingerprint of a string can be determined using which of the following?

md5()

hash()

fingerprint()

None of the above

26.Identify the best approach to compare two variables in a binary-safe fashion

Both strcmp() and $a === $b

$a == $b

$a === $b

str_compare()

strstr()

27.Consider the following script: $oranges = 10; $apples = 5; $string = "I have %d apples and %d oranges"; ??????? What could be placed in place of ?????? to output the string: "I have 5 apples and 10 oranges"

str_format($string, $apples, $oranges);

print($string, $apples, $oranges);

printf($string, $apples, $oranges);

print sprintf($apples, $oranges);

sprintf($string, $oranges, $apples);

28.One can ensure that headers can always be sent from a PHP script by doing what?

Enable header buffering in PHP 5

Set the header.force INI directive to true

Enable output buffering in PHP 5

There is no way to ensure that headers can always be set, they must always be checked

None of the above

29.Which of the following is not a valid fopen() access mode:

b

x

a

w

r+

30.Which functions would be needed to translate the following string: I love PHP 5 to the following? 5 PHP EVOL I

mirror()

strtoupper()

toupper()

str_reverse()

strrev()