1.What is the output of the following script ?

  <?php
  function generate() {
      for ($i = 1; $i <= 3; $i++) 
          yield $i;
  }
  $generator = generate();
  if(is_array($generator))
    echo "Is Array";
  elseif(is_object($generator))
    echo "Is Object";
  else
    echo "Is none of the above";
  ?>

Is Array

Is Object

Is none of the above

2.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

3.Which of the statements about traits below are true ?

PHP is "single inheritance" so traits allow coders to reuse sets of methods from the trait freely in several independent classes

An inherited member from a base class is overridden by a member inserted by a Trait, but members from the current class override Trait methods.

If two Traits insert a method with the same name in a class that uses them, a fatal error is produced and this naming conflict can not be bypassed

4.When running PHP's built in FastCGI Process Manager (FPM) which of the following statements are true ?

Settings initialized in the php-fpm.conf file with php_admin_flag can not be overwritten in the code through ini_set()

It doesn't provide any easy way of debugging slow performing requests/scripts

The special fastcgi_finish_request() function allows PHP to finish request and flush all data while continuing to do various tasks in the background.

5.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.

6.What happens if you execute the code below ?

<?php
    class someclass
    {
        public $someprop;
        
        function __construct()
        {
            $this->someprop = 1;
        }
    }

    function somefunc(&$instance) {
        unset($instance);
    }

    $instance = new someclass;
    somefunc($instance);
    var_dump($instance);

NULL

object(someclass)#1 (1) { ["someprop"]=> int(1) }

Warning (Only variables can be passed by refence) NULL

7.What is the output of the following PHP script?

                    <?php 
                        $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

8.Which of the following functions will sort an array in ascending order by value, while preserving key associations?

asort()

usort()

krsort()

ksort()

sort()

9.Which from the following list is not an appropriate use of an array?

As a list

All of these uses are valid

As a Lookup Table

A Stack

As a hash table

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

key

forward

prev

current

next

11.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

12.The ____ construct is particularly useful to assign your own variable names to values within an array.

array_get_variables

current

each

import_variables

list

13.What is the output of the following PHP code? define("FOO", 10); $array = [10 => FOO,"FOO" => 20]; print $array[$array[FOO]] * $array["FOO"];

FOO

100

200

20

10

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

simplexml_load_file()

simplexml_load_string()

load()

loadFile()

loadXML()

None of the above

15.Which technique should be used to speed up joins without changing their results?

Add an index on joined columns

Add a WHERE clause

Add a LIMIT clause

Use an inner join

16.What does the following function do, when passed two integer values for $p and $q? function magic($p, $q) { return ($q == 0) ? $p: magic($q, $p % $q); }

Loops infinitely.

Switches the values of $p and $q.

Determines if they are both even or odd?

Determines the greatest common divisor between them.

Calculates the modulus between the two.

17.What would you replace ??????? with, below, to make the string Hello, World! be displayed? function myfunction() { /* ??????? */ print $string; } myfunction("Hello, World!");

There is no way to do this.

$string = $argv[1];

$string = $_ARGV[0];

list($string) = func_get_args();

$string = get_function_args();

18.What is wrong with the following code? function duplicate($obj) { $newObj = $obj; return $newObj; } $a = new MyClass(); $a_copy = duplicate($a); $a->setValue(10); $a_copy->setValue(20);

You must use return &$newObj instead

There is nothing wrong with this code

duplicate() must accept its parameter by reference

You must use the clone operator to make a copy of an object

duplicate() must return a reference

19.What is the primary difference between a method declared as static and a normal method?

Static methods can only be called using the :: syntax and never from an instance

Static methods do not provide a reference to $this

Static methods cannot be called from within class instances

Static methods don't have access to the self keyword

There is no functional difference between a static and non-static method

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.When an object is serialized, which method will be called, automatically, providing your object with an opportunity to close any resources or otherwise prepare to be serialized?

__destroy()

__serialize()

__destruct()

__shutdown()

__sleep()

23. Which of the following list of potential data sources should be considered trusted?

$_ENV

$_GET

$__COOKIE

$_SERVER

None of the above

24.When implementing a permissions system for your Web site, what should always be done with regards to the session?

You should not implement permission systems using sessions

Sessions should be cleared of all data and re-populated

The session key should be regenerated

The session should be destroyed

None of the above

25.Which of the following is the best way to split a string on the "-=-" pattern?

They all are equally proper methods

str_split($string, strpos($string, "-=-"))

preg_split("-=-", $string);

explode("-=-", $string);

26.What is the output of the following code? $string = "14302"; $string[$string[2]] = "4"; print $string;

14304

14342

44302

14402

Array

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.Which PCRE regular expression will match the string PhP5-rocks

/^[hp1-5]*\-.*/i

/[hp1-5]*\-.?/

/[hp][1-5]*\-.*/

/[PhP]{3}[1-5]{2,3}\-.*$/

/[a-z1-5\-]*/

29.If you would like to store your session in the database, you would do which of the following?

It requires a custom PHP extension to change the session handler

Implement the session_set_save_handler() function

Create functions for each session handling step and use session_set_save_handler() to override PHP's internal settings

Configure the session.save_handler INI directive to your session class

30.If you would like to change the session ID generation function, which of the following is the best approach for PHP 5?

Set the session.hash_function INI configuration directive

Use the session_set_id_generator() function

Set the session id by force using the session_id() function

Use the session_regenerate_id() function

Implement a custom session handler