Nettuts+ Quiz #9: The Absolute Basics of PHP

Siddharth on Jan 16th 2012 with 127 comments

This entry is part 9 of 12 in the The Official Nettuts+ Quizzes Session
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In 2012, we plan to take our quizzes to a whole new level with ones aimed at all languages and catering to all competencies and tastes. But what better language to start off the new year than PHP, the darling of the masses?

In this test, aimed at beginners, your knowledge of the absolute basics of PHP will be tested. Yes, we know PHP is a bit old school but it still powers a massive portion of the web and is a force to be reckoned with. And don’t get complacent with the difficulty level of this test either! More difficult ones are on the way — we just like to take it nice and slow. Or maybe we like lulling you into a false sense of security…

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Neil
100%
http://raykendo.com Ken
Wow, 94.12% and I’ve barely touched PHP. Great beginner quiz.
http://luubk.com luubk
100%. :D
http://zahidbin.blogspot.com/ Zahid
I scored 82.35%
http://www.catonthe3.com Thiago
100%! :D
Nice quiz.
Question 12 is a tricky one.
http://www.codextips.com Riahan Mahmu Arman
:D :D 100
srigi
100%. Definitely too easy. On the end you should put:
$i = 0;
$i = ($++i) ? $i– : ++$i;
This would separate wheat from the chaff.

Dave
I get parse error on ($++i) ?

srigi
Ouuu, sry. It should be (++$i).
Iron
Ha, he is part of the chaff.

Sherwin
I would love to see the advance quiz that covers oop :)
http://www.creadevwebs.com Mike
100% :)
Definitely to easy, but I guess it would be ok for some one with little to no programming experience.
http://jatinhariani.com Jatin Hariani
100%. Pretty easy.
(It’s not bragging if you are awesome!)
http://samdoidge.com Sam Doidge
Question 2: ‘PHP code can not be embedded within regular HTML code. ‘ is false, apparently.
I got this wrong, is
not embedding PHP within regular HTML code?
Jurgis
100% Easy test.
http://www.piash.net piash
You’d out-duel Dumbledore, wouldn’t you? You scored 100%
javier
100% Except for question 15, which is ambiguous… Use short tags.. or GTFO! :P
http://nicosusanto.blog.com nico susanto
100% AWWWWWWYEAHHH
thanks to net tutplus for making this quis
http://www.ijasnijas.com IJas
M I Dumbledore ?? BTW Where is the ‘TEST’ ?? ;)
Tester
Question #6 and #16 are the same …
http://www.webimpulse.co.uk oliur chowdhury
“PHP variables are case sensitive. This statement is.. ”
I answered True and I was told it’s wrong.
However, the php official manual says it clearly that it’s TRUE.
http://php.net/manual/en/language.variables.basics.php
http://techarrest.com Aman Arora @ Tech Blog
Got 70% and I thought I have quite good knowledge of PHP :(
Seth
100%…did you hear that Facebook. Looks like someone is buffing up the application now that I know the bare minimum amount of PHP
http://ever-flow.net veritascs
I missed #2! PHP code can not be embedded within regular HTML code. This statement is…
They should specify if the html is server or client side! :P

noob
can you please give an example of SERVER SIDE HTML??

Adnan
anyone mind explaining question 12?

http://loginetsolutions.com Adrian
It’s about using single or double quotes:
$var = “txt”;
echo ‘Text $var’; //it will print: Text $var
echo “Text $var”; //it will print: Text txt

Michael
Question2:
PHP code can not be embedded in regular HTML code because this would be a .htm file which does not run PHP code.
That’s how I read that question…
Lier
5.34% Great!!!!!!
http://tutscode.com/ Bayu Idham Fathurachman
100% , what test !?
http://johnmeher.com John Meher
I feel like a noob:( I got one wrong. But I do know what I should do, I just forget why I should sometimes:)
ezrockstar
100%
almost slipped on #12
thank you..
houari
100% !!! nice quiz
http://www.powerstyle.ps Amer
undefined You scored 94.12%
http://developpr.com Nick
100%
Great Quiz!
I was only unsure of the case-sensitivity of the variables
http://bytearea.blogspot.com Mufid
I just know PHP variable IS case sensitive.
But, FALSE and false is the same right? Where’s the case sensitive context?
Fenwick
Quizzed on iPhone. Answered all correct. However, the form submittal for each question was fussy
william
94.12%, harder to make another hit.
http://wwwsoutions.anatec.info Alan Albuquerque
88,25%, I’m Brazilian and do not understand any English
LP
100% …
you have to do a harder quiz =)
http://www.jkb.com.au Jacob
For those confused by Q2, the wording of the question does make it a bit trickier, especially if English is not your first language. Yes, PHP can be embedded into HTML, so the statement that it CANNOT be embedded is FALSE.
It can be embedded, as you can write some standard HTML code, pop a PHP statement in there (within the PHP tags of course) and continue writing HTML. It’s one of the main reasons PHP became as popular as it did :-)
Ilayaraja
secured 88.2%. Nice post.
http://Chuck.Norris Chuck Norris
146% very easy test.
I’m Chuck Norris, and I’m approve this test!
http://about.com/mattauckland Matt Auckland
88.24% Only 2 wrong 10 and 15, and one of those was because I miss read the question (question 10). Doh!
rvm
94.12% … easy test, but I`ve done a stupid mistake :)
I will be happy to see a OOP Quiz about PHP
Singh
100%
Techeese
88.24%
I haven’t really been using date and constant yet :’(
Ratheesh
100% :)
http://www.horesh-studios.com Motti
Got 100% nice quiz :)
http://riskianawulan.net Riskiana
yeah 100 :D
http://stastastoooooopid.net stastastooopid
how’d i gets only a 0%?!?! ahhhhhhh!! i is soo sta sta sta stooooopids!!!
ram
wow! that was easy :) , I was confused in question number 5 since I havent tried using number as a variable name,
http://keenanpayne.com Keenan Payne
82.35% not too bad for hardly ever using PHP. Great quiz Nettuts!
Deepak
Just missed the last one… 94.12%
http://www.sevenlayersdesign.com Andy
100%. Fun quiz. Keep’em coming!