Latest PHP MVC OOPS Interview Questions and Answers 2013
What
you should know?
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1.What
is the difference between a static and Dynamic Web site?
2.What is the meaning of Open Source Software? 3.Why was PHP developed, what it is used for, and where can you get it? 4.What are the benefits of using PHP and MySQL? The above FOUR questions you should know before go to this topic. |
Ans:
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A static
website is one that
is written in HTML only. Each page is a separate document and there is no
database that it draws on. What this means functionally is that the only way
to edit the site is to go into each page and edit the HTML - So you would
have to do it yourself using a web page editor such as FrontPage
or Dreamweaver, or pay your web developer to make updates for you.
A dynamic website is created by webdevelopers who are strong in ASP.Net, PHP, JAVA and more... This website pages contains data is retrieved from certain database. Each time the viewer entering a page, the contents of that page is retrieved from the database. The administrator can change the content and images from admin panel. This is one that changes or customizes itself frequently and automatically. |
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Open-Source
Software (OSS)
is computer software that is available in source code form: the source code
and certain other rights normally reserved for copyright holders are provided
under a software license that permits users to study, change, improve and at
times also to distribute the software.Open Source Software means it is a free
software
and no need to buy, we can use full functionallities from this software with
certain Terms & Conditions. This license allows modifications and derived
works, and allows us to be distributed under the same terms as the license of
the original software.
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3.
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PHP
developed for less script, time saving, Free Open Source Software and runs on
different platforms such as Windows, Linux, Unix, etc. PHP compatible with
almost all servers used today such as Apache, IIS, etc.
The PHP scripting language resembles JavaScript, Java, and Perl, These languages all share a common ancestor, the C programming language. PHP has full access to the information that the server has, and very little access to information that the client has. In fact, it only has information that the client tells the server and that the server passes on to PHP. Because it is on the server, however, PHP cannot be modified by the client. While you cannot necessarily trust the information that the client gives to PHP, you can trust that your PHP is doing what you told it to do. Because PHP is on the server end, your PHP scripts can affect your server -- such as by keeping an activity log or updating a database. PHP is free dowload from the offical PHP resource Download : http://windows.php.net/download/ |
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One
of the main reasons that businesses choose PHP is its simplicity and ease of
use. PHP competes against a number of other web scripting solutions such as
Active Server Pages and PERL, but none of these languages are as easy to
learn as PHP. Further, some languages require a moderate amount of
programming background before a developer can get up to speed in development.
With PHP, however, even non-programmers have been able to develop web-based
solutions within a matter of days after going through the basic tutorials on
PHP. PHP commands are simply embedded into the same web page with HTML
commands, and execute on the server to deliver the web pages to the user.
Another big advantage of PHP is its interoperability with multiple operating systems. A company can use PHP with either Linux, Windows or Macs for example. They can also use PHP with the popular open source Apache server. Compare that with Microsoft’s Active Server Pages, by contrast, which is primarily designed for Microsoft-enabled servers. Portability is becoming a chief concern for businesses that use one or more operating systems in their businesses. Businesses save money by using PHP to leverage their existing I.S. resources rather than investing large sums of money to purchase proprietary products. |
1.
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What
is PHP?
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PHP
stand for Hypertext Preprocessor.
PHP
is a Server Side Scripting Language.
PHP
is a Open Source Software.
PHP
free to download
and use.
PHP
scripts are executed on server.
PHP
supports many databases
such as MYSQL, Informix, Oracle, Sybase, Solid, PostgreSQL, Generic ODBC,
etc.,
PHP
development began in 1994 when the Danish/Greenlandic programmerRasmus Lerdorf initially
created a set of Perl scripts he called "Personal Home Page Tools"
to maintain his personal homepage. Marco Tabini is
the funder an publisher of PHP|architech.
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2.
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What
are the method available in form submitting?
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GET
and POST.
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3.
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What
are the differences between GET and POST methods in form submitting?
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On
the server side,
the main difference between GET and POST is
where the submitted is stored. The $_GET array stores data
submitted by the GET method. The $_POST array
stores data submitted by the POST method.
On the browser side, the difference is that data submitted by the GET method will be displayed in the browser’s address field. Data submitted by the POSTmethod will not be displayed anywhere on the browser. GET method is mostly used for submitting a small amount and less sensitive data. POST method is mostly used for submitting a large amount or sensitive data. |
4.
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How
can we submit from without a submit button?
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We
can use a simple JavaScript code linked to an event trigger of any form
field. In the JavaScript code, we can call the document.form.submit(); function
to submit the form.
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5.
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How
can we get the browser properties using php?
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<?php
echo $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] . "\n\n"; $browser = get_browser(null, true); print_r($browser); ?> |
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6.
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What
Is a Session?
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A
session is a logical object created by the PHP engine to allow you to
preserve data across subsequent HTTP requests. Sessions are commonly used to
store temporary data to allow multiple PHP pages to offer a complete
functional transaction for the same visitor.
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7.
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How
can we register the variables into a session?
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<?php
session_register($ur_session_var); ?> |
8.
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How
do you destroy a particular or all Sessions?
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<?php
session_start(); // store session data $_SESSION['views']=1; unset($_SESSION['views']); // If you wish to delete some session data, you can use the unset() session_destroy(); // You can also completely destroy the session by calling the session_destroy() function. session_destroy() will reset your session and you will lose all your stored session data. ?> |
9.
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How
many ways we can pass the variable through the navigation between the pages?
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Register
the variable into the session
Pass
the variable as a cookie
Pass
the variable as part of the URL
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10.
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What
are the different functions in sorting an array?
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asort()
arsort()
ksort()
krsort()
uksort()
sort()
natsort()
rsort()
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11.
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How
can we know the total number of elements of Array?
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sizeof($array_var)
count($array_var)
If
we just pass a simple var instead of a an array it will return 1.
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12.
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What
type of headers that PHP supports?
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$_SERVER[‘HTTP_ACCEPT’]
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13.
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How
can we extract string ‘abc.com’ from a string ‘http://info@abc.com’ using
regular _expression of php?
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We
can use the preg_match() function with “/.*@(.*)$/” as the regular expression
pattern.
For example: <?php preg_match("/.*@(.*)$/","http://info@abc.com",$data); echo $data[1]; ?> |
14.
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How
can we create a database using php?
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mysql_create_db();
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15.
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Explain
include(), include_once, require() and require_once.
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include()
The include() function takes all the content in a specified file and includes it in the current file. If an error occurs, the include() function generates a warning, but the script will continue execution. include_once() File will not be included more than once. If we want to include a file once only and further calling of the file will be ignored then we have to use the PHP function include_once(). require() The require() function is identical to include(), except that it handles errors differently. The require() generates a fatal error, and the script will stop. require_once() The required file is called only once when a page is open and further calling of the file will be ignored. |
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16.
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What
are the different types of errors in php?
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Notices: These are
trivial, non-critical errors that PHP encounters while executing a script -
for example, accessing a variable that has not yet been defined. By default,
such errors are not displayed to the user at all - although, as you will see,
you can change this default behaviour.
Warnings: These are more
serious errors - for example, attempting to include() a file
which does not exist. By default, these errors are displayed to the user, but
they do not result in script termination.
Fatal errors: These are critical
errors - for example, instantiating an object of a non-existent class, or
calling a non-existent function. These errors cause the immediate termination
of the script, and PHP’s default behaviour is to display them to the user
when they take place.
If
we just pass a simple var instead of a an array it will return 1.
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17.
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What
are the Formatting and Printing Strings available in PHP?
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18.
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How
to find a length of a string?
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strlen()
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19.
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What
is the functionality of the function strstr and stristr?
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strstr() returns part
of a given string from the first occurrence of a given substring to the end
of the string.
For example: strstr("user@example.com","@") will return "@example.com". stristr() is idential to strstr() except that it is case insensitive. |
20.
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How
can we get second of the current time using date function?
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<?php
$second = date(“s”); ?> |
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21.
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What
is the difference between the functions unlink and unset?
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unlink() deletes the
given file from the file system.
unset() makes a variable undefined. |
22.
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What
is the difference between ereg_replace() and eregi_replace()?
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eregi_replace() function is
identical to ereg_replace() except that it ignores case
distinction when matching alphabetic characters.
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23.
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What
is the difference between characters \023 and \x23?
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The
first one is octal 23, the second is hex 23.
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24.
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What
is the difference between PHP4 and PHP5?
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PHP4 cannot
support oops concepts and Zend engine 1 is used.
PHP5 supports oops concepts and Zend engine 2 is used. Error supporting is increased in PHP5. XML and SQLLite will is increased in PHP5. |
25.
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What
are the differences between mysql_fetch_array(), mysql_fetch_object(),
mysql_fetch_row()?
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mysql_fetch_array:
Fetch a result row as an associative array and a numeric array. mysql_fetch_object: Returns an object with properties that correspond to the fetched row and moves the internal data pointer ahead. Returns an object with properties that correspond to the fetched row, or FALSE if there are no more rows. mysql_fetch_row(): Fetches one row of data from the result associated with the specified result identifier. The row is returned as an array. Each result column is stored in an array offset, starting at offset 0. |
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26.
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In
how many ways we can retrieve data in the result set of MYSQL using PHP?
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mysql_fetch_array: - Fetch a result
row as an associative array, a numeric array, or both.
mysql_fetch_assoc:- Fetch a result row as an associative array. mysql_fetch_object:- Fetch a result row as an object. mysql_fetch_row:- Get a result row as an enumerated array. |
27.
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What
are encryption functions in PHP?
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CRYPT(),
MD5()
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28.
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What
is the functionality of the function htmlentities?
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htmlentities():- Convert all
applicable characters to HTML entities This function is identical to htmlspecialchars() in
all ways, except with htmlentities(), all characters which have
HTML character entity equivalents are translated into these entities.
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29.
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How
can we increase the execution time of a php script?
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By
the use of void set_time_limit(int seconds) Set the number of seconds a
script is allowed to run. If this is reached, the script returns a fatal
error. The default limit is 30 seconds or, if it exists, the
max_execution_time value defined in the php.ini. If seconds is set to zero,
no time limit is imposed. When called,set_time_limit() restarts
the timeout counter from zero. In other words, if the timeout is the default
30 seconds, and 25 seconds into script execution a call such as set_time_limit(20) is
made, the script will run for a total of 45 seconds before timing out.
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30.
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How
to set cookies?
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setcookie('variable','value','time');
variable - name of the cookie variable value - value of the cookie variable time - expiry time Example: <?php setcookie('Test',$i,time()+3600); ?> Test - cookie variable name $i - value of the variable 'Test' time()+3600 - denotes that the cookie will expire after an one hour |
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31.
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How
to store the uploaded file to the final location?
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move_uploaded_file(
string filename, string destination)
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32.
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What
type of headers have to be added in the mail function to attach a file?
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<?php
$boundary = '--' . md5( uniqid ( rand() ) ); $headers = "From: \"Me\"\n"; $headers .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"; $headers .= "Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary=\"$boundary\""; ?> |
33.
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How
can we find the number of rows in a result set using php?
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<?php
$result = mysql_query($any_valid_sql, $database_link); $num_rows = mysql_num_rows($result); echo “$num_rows rows found”; ?> |
34.
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How
can we know the number of days between two given dates using php?
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<?php
$tomorrow = mktime(0, 0, 0, date("m") , date("d")+1, date("Y")); $lastmonth = mktime(0, 0, 0, date("m")-1, date("d"), date("Y")); echo ($tomorrow-$lastmonth)/86400; ?> |
35.
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How
to open a file?
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<?php
$file = fopen("file.txt","r"); ?> |
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36.
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How
many open modes available when a file open in PHP?
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r
, r+ , w , w+ , a , a+ , x , x+
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37.
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Explain
the types of string comparision function in PHP.
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38.
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Explain
soundex() and metaphone().
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soundex()
The soundex() function calculates the soundex key of a string. A soundex key is a four character long alphanumeric string that represent English pronunciation of a word. he soundex() function can be used for spelling applications. <?php $str = "hello"; echo soundex($str); ?> metaphone() The metaphone() function calculates the metaphone key of a string. A metaphone key represents how a string sounds if said by an English speaking person. The metaphone() function can be used for spelling applications. <?php echo metaphone("world"); ?> |
39.
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Explain
the types of functions for Splitting String?
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40.
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Explain
Whitespace Characters.
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41.
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What
do you mean range()?
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Starting
from a low value and going to a high value, the range() function
creates an array of consecutive integer or character values. It takes up to
three arguments: a starting value, an ending value, and an increment value.
If only two arguments are given, the increment value defaults to 1.
Example : <?php echo range(1,10); // Returns 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 ?> |
42.
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Explain
Creating and Naming an Array.
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43.
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How
to read and display a HTML source from the website url?
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<?php
$filename="http://www.kaptivate.in/"; $fh=fopen("$filename", "r"); while( !feof($fh) ){ $contents=htmlspecialchars(fgets($fh, 1024)); print "<pre>$contents</pre>"; } fclose($fh); ?> |
44.
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How
to display your correct URL of the current web page?
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<?php
echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?> |
45.
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Explain
$_FILES Superglobal Array.
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46.
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Explain
mysql_error().
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The mysql_error() message
will tell us what was wrong with our query, similar to the message we would
receive at the MySQL console.
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47.
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What
types of MYSQL function available in PHP?
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48.
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How
to get no. of rows using MYSQL function?
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49.
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Explain
mysql_errno().
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Returns
the numerical value of the error message from previous MySQL operation.
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50.
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What
types of MYSQL function available for affecting columns
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51.
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What
is Constructors and Destructors?
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CONSTRUCTOR
: PHP
allows developers to declare constructor methods for classes. Classes which
have a constructor method call this method on each newly-created object, so
it is suitable for any initialization that the object may need before it is
used.
DESTRUCTORS : PHP 5 introduces a destructor concept similar to that of other object-oriented languages, such as C++. The destructor method will be called as soon as all references to a particular object are removed or when the object is explicitly destroyed or in any order in shutdown sequence. |
52.
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Why
do we create an instance of a class?
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To
create an instance of a class, the new keyword must be used. An object will
always be created unless the object has a constructor defined that throws an
exception on error. Classes should be defined before instantiation (and in
some cases this is a requirement).
If a string containing the name of a class is used with new, a new instance of that class will be created. If the class is in a namespace, its fully qualified name must be used when doing this. |
53.
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What
is properties of class?
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Class
member variables are called "properties". We may also
see them referred to using other terms such as "attributes" or
"fields", but for the purposes of this reference we will use
"properties". They are defined by using one of the keywords public,
protected, or private, followed by a normal variable declaration. This
declaration may include an initialization, but this initialization must be a
constant value that is, it must be able to be evaluated at compile time and
must not depend on run-time information in order to be evaluated.
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54.
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Explain
Constant in Class.
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It
is possible to define constant values on a per-class basis remaining the same
and unchangeable. Constants differ from normal variables in that we don't use
the $ symbol to declare or use them.
The value must be a constant expression, not (for example) a variable, a property, a result of a mathematical operation, or a function call. |
55.
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Explain
the visibility of the property or method.
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The
visibility of a property or method must be defined by prefixing the
declaration with the keywords public, protected or private.
Class members declared public can be
accessed everywhere.
Members declared protected can be
accessed only within the class itself and by inherited and parent classes.
Members declared as private may only
be accessed by the class that defines the member.
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