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.When working with unfamiliar code, what is the best way to find out in which file a class is defined ?

Using ReflectionClass:

  <?php
  $reflection = new ReflectionClass('ClassName');
  echo $reflection->getFileName();
  ?>

Using the grep command to search through the application files:

  <?php
  $out = array();
  exec("grep -r 'Classname' .", $out);
  var_dump($out);
  ?>

Using the get_declared_classes() function:

  $classes = get_declared_classes();
  var_dump($classes);

5.What is the output of the code below ?

    
    $now  = new DateTime();
    $now2 = new DateTime();

    $ago  = new DateInterval('P4Y10M3W');
    $ago2 = new DateInterval('P4Y10M2W7D');

    $then  = $now->sub($ago);
    $date1 = $then->format('Y-m-d');

    $then2 = $now2->sub($ago2);
    $date2 = $then2->format('Y-m-d');

    var_dump ($date1 === $date2);
    

bool(false) - because the '2W' part in $ago2 will get overwritten by the '7D' part and therefor the second date interval will be 2 Weeks shorter than the first interval.

bool(true) - because the two interval definitions are equivalent.

bool(false) and the script will throw a notice because the date/time interval notation in the $ago2 variable is wrong.

6.Assuming that the code below is in a file named "test.php" and that PHP has full rights over the file, what happens if the file is executed from the command line without any arguments ?

  exec("rm -f " . dirname(__FILE__) . "/" .  $argv[0]);

The script exits without doing anything

The file test.php is deleted

A notice is thrown because $argv[0] is not defined and the script fails.

7.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.

8.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.

9.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";

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

asort()

usort()

krsort()

ksort()

sort()

11.What is the output of the following code block? $a = "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog."; $b = array_map("strtoupper", explode(" ", $a)); foreach ($b as $value) { print "$value "; }

THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG.

A PHP Error

Array Array Array Array Array Array Array Array Array

12.What is the result of the following code snippet? $array = array('a' => 'John', 'b' => 'Coggeshall', 'c' => array('d' => 'John', 'e' => 'Smith')); function something($array) { extract($array); return $c['e']; } print something($array);

Smith

A PHP Warning

Coggeshall

NULL

Array

13.The following code snippet displays what for the resultant array? $a = array(1 => 0, 3 => 2, 4 => 6); $b = array(3 => 1, 4 => 3, 6 => 4); print_r(array_intersect($a, $b));

1 => 0

1 => 3, 3 => 1, 4 => 3

3 => 1, 3=> 2, 4 => 3, 4=> 6

1 => 0, 3 => 2, 4 => 6

An empty Array

14.Which of the following are valid PHP variables?

@$foo

&$variable

${0x0}

$0x0

15.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

16.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

17.Given a PHP value, which sample shows how to convert the value to JSON?

$string = json_encode($value);

$string = Json::encode($value);

$json = new Json($value); $string = $json->__toString();

$value = (object) $value; $string = $value->__toJson();

18.Which one of the following XML declarations is NOT valid?

<?xml version="1.0" ?>

<?xml version="1.1" encoding="UTF-8" ?>

<?xml standalone="no" ?>

<?xml standalone="1" ?>

19.Which of the following will NOT instantiate a DateTime object with the current timestamp?

$date = new DateTime();

$date = new DateTime('@' . time());

$date = new DateTime('now');

$date = new DateTime(time());

20.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

21.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();

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

protected

public

static

private

final

23.What is the output of the following script? class ClassOne { protected $a = 10; public function changeValue($b) { $this->a = $b; } } class ClassTwo extends ClassOne { protected $b = 10; public function changeValue($b) { $this->b = 10; parent::changeValue($this->a + $this->b); } public function displayValues() { print "a: {$this->a}, b: {$this->b}\n"; } } $obj = new ClassTwo(); $obj->changeValue(20); $obj->changeValue(10); $obj->displayValues();

a: 30, b: 30

a: 30, b: 20

a: 30, b: 10

a: 20, b: 20

a: 10, b: 10

24.The _______ method will be called automatically when an object is represented as a string.

getString()

__get()

__value()

__toString()

__getString()

25.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

26.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

27.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()

28.To destroy a PHP session completely, one must which of the following?

Regenerate the session ID using session_regenerate_id()

If cookies are used, destroy it

Use session_demolish() to completely destroy the session

Change the session name using session_name()

Destroy the session data using session_destroy()

29.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

30.Setting a cookie on the client in PHP 5 can be best accomplished by:

Use the add_cookie() function

Use the setcookie() function

Use the the apache_send_header() function

Setting a variable in the $_COOKIE superglobal