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Code Structure
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Reusing Code
,he include, require, include_once and require_once
key#ords faci%itate the reuse of PHP code. 1or instance
include *.ycode.php*-
#ou%d cause the contents of .ycode.php to 2e .erged
into the current fi%e. 1ai%ure to find .ycode.php resu%ts in
a #arning. require 2eha3es si.i%ar%y 2ut thro#s a fata%
error. ,he #_once 3ersions pre3ent function redefinition.
Noenclature Rules
4%% %a2e%s
1
in PHP 2ear the for. )name. name can
consist of upper 5 %o#ercase %etters a67, e$tended
48C99 characters fro. 0$:1 to 0$11, the underscore
character, ; and nu.2ers. ,he first character cannot 2e
a nu.2er. <a.es are case sensiti3e. )this is a
predefined read on%y 3aria2%e used to refer to the
current o2=ect conte$t. ,here are no %i.its on na.e
%ength. <a.es are case sensiti3e.
1 8trings used to identify constants, functions, 3aria2%es 5 Heredoc
!isibilit" # Scope
>aria2%es in PHP genera%%y ha3e a sing%e scope ? i.e
they are a%#ays 3isi2%e. Ho#e3er, user defined functions
ha3e their o#n %oca% scoping conte$t ? i.e. do not ha3e
access to 3aria2%es defined outside the function. 4
reference to )site in sa"$ello #ou%d .ere%y create a
ne# e.pty %oca% 3aria2%e ca%%ed )site. ,o access such
3aria2%es do one of the fo%%o#ing
@se the global key#ord as in sa"$ello%& a2o3e.
@se the '()*+,)S array 6 '()*+,)S-*site*.
/ata 0"pes
PHP supports four sca%ar data types
2oo%ean 6 takes the 3a%ues ,R@+ 5 148+
integer 6 deci.a%, he$adeci.a% or octa%. e.g. A2, 0$20,
0&0. ,he constants PHP;9<,;B4C and
PHP;9<,;89D+ pro3ide p%atfor.6dependent
infor.ation. 9nteger o3erf%o# causes si%ent
transfor.ation of the 3aria2%e into a f%oat.
float 6 ,ypica%%y 9+++ E& 2it #ith 1& deci.a% digits.
string 6 sing%e 2yte character seFuence. 8ee 2e%o#.
>aria2%es that ha3e not 2een assigned a 3a%ue or ha3e
2een unset contain the specia% 3a%ue N1)). 4 N1))
assign.ent to an o2=ect 3aria2%e destroys the o2=ect.
+$p%icit typecasts are rare%y needed in PHP. 9f reFuired
use the code
)$ G (#))y- 6 #here H is one of 2oo%, f%oat, int or string.
*perators
*perator %&aple Result
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G )i G 2 )i set to 2
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IG 23=4 )iIG1- A
s G *+$p%ain*-
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GG
1
AGG*A*
AGGA
AGG2
true
true
fa%se
GGG
2
AGG*A*
AGGA
AGG2
fa%se
true
fa%se
KG or '0 *php*KG*PHP*
AKGA
true
fa%se
KGG AKGG*A* true
' 264 2 ' A true
'G 26=4 2'GA true
)i G 2-)= G J-
5 )i 5 )= 2
M )i M )= :
N )i N )= J
O O)i 6A
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55 P)i 'G 2Q 55
P)= ' :Q
true
MM P)iL2 0 0Q MM P)=
L2 GG 0Q
fa%se
K P)iGG2Q 55 KP)=
L2 GG 0Q
true
1 ca%%ed loose co.parison- 2 ca%%ed strict co.parison
A e3a%uates after use & e3a%uates 2efore use
Constants
defineP)na.e,)3a%ue,-)ci.Q
is used to define a constant na.ed )na.e #ith the
sca%ar 3a%ue )3a%ue. Case insensiti3e if )ci G 0R1%.
constant references do not start #ith a '
constants cannot 2e a%tered
constants are g%o2a%%y accessi2%e
References to undefined constants are treated as string
%itera%s. PHP defines fi3e .agic constants #hose 3a%ue
depends on #here they are used
Nae /escription
;;9<+;; Current %ine nu.2er
;;19+;; Current fi%e na.e #ith path
;;R9R;; Path to current fi%e
;;C488;; Current c%ass na.e
;;B+,HSR;; Bethod na.e as class:methodname
Bagic constants in inc%uded fi%es are e3a%uated prior to
inc%usion.
!ariable 7anageent
8unction 9urpose Return !alue
ept" Check if e.pty( boolean
float:al Con3ert to f%oat float
get_defined_:ars ist a%% 3aria2%es arra"
gett"pe >erify data type string
1
int:al Con3ert to int integer
is_#
2
>erify data type boolean
seriali;e 8tringify for storage string
sett"pe
A
8et data type boolean
str:al Con3ert to string string
unseriali;e Regenerate fro.
string
boolean<
integer etc
unset
&
Restroy the 3ar 3
1 array, 2oo%ean, integer, dou2%e, string or o2=ect
2 H is one of array, 2oo%, f%oat, int, nu%%, o2=ect, sca%ar, string
A second para.eter is a string. 8ee note 1 a2o3e
& 2eha3ior inside a function depends on nature of 3aria2%e 2eing unset
,rra"s
4rrays are used to store seFuences of re%ated 3a%ues in
a ta2u%ar for.at. PHP has J #ays of defining an array
)%a.p G arra"()-
)%a.p-.=*9<@C*-)%a.p-.=*4pache*-
)%a.p-.=*By8Q*-)%a.p-.=*PHP*-
)%a.p G arra"P**G0*9<@C*,*4*G0*4pache*,
*B*G0*By8Q*,*P*G0*PHP*Q-
)%a.p G arra"P*9<@C*,*4pache*,
*By8Q*,*PHP*Q-
)%a.p G arra"()-
)%a.p-=.=*9<@C*-)%a.p->.=*4pache*-
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)%a.p-*B*.=*By8Q*-)%a.p-*P*.=*PHP*-
PHP arrays can 2e associations ? i.e. a uniFue key, Pe.g.
** a2o3eQ is associated #ith each 3a%ue in the array. 1or
.u%tip%e di.ensions use arrays #ithin arrays.
,rra" 7anipulation
8unction /escription
arra"_change
_Ae"_case
TuessK
arra"_chunA()
arr,)si7e,U)fV)
Returns an array of arrays containing
)si7e e%e.ents each fro. )arr.
0R1% for )f preser3es keys.
arra_fill_Ae"s(
)keys,)3a%ues)
Create an associati3e array using
)keys, and )3a%ues,.
arra"_fill()star
t,)nu.,)3a%ue)
Create an array #ith )nu. e%e.ents
fro. inde$ )start fi%%ed #ith )3a%ue
arra"_flip()arr
)
1%ip 3a%ues and keys in )arr
arra"_Ae"_e&i Check for )key in )arr
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sts()key,)arr)
arra"_re:erse(
)arr,U)fV)
Re3erses e%e.ent order. )f G 0R1%
preser3es keys.
arra"_:alues(
)arr)
Returns a%% 3a%ues in )arr in a
nu.erica%%y inde$ed array.
count()arr) Returns e%e.ent count
Asort()arr) 8orts array using keys
1By defau%t array indices start at 0. Here #e force the. to start at 1
/ate # 0ie
8unction /escription
get/ate(-)ti.e.) 4ssociati3e array #ith current
ti.e or )ti.e e$p%oded into
Be" !alue
seconds 06JW
.inutes 06JW
hours 062A
.day =PCQ6A1
#day 0P8unQ6EP8atQ
.on 1PCQ612
year e.g 2008
yday 0PCQ6AEJ
#eekday 8unday6
8aturday
.onth Xanuary6
Rece.2er
0 @<9C +poch
checAdateP).onth,
)day,)yearQ
>a%idates date for )year 2et#een
1 5 A2:E:
date()for.at,
-)ti.e.)
1or.ats current ti.e or 'tie
using 'forat.
8orat Char %&aple
/a"
d 016A1
= 16A1
R Bon
l(l.c. L) Bonday
< 1PBonQ
8 8uffi$es st, nd
etc. @se #ith =
# 0P8unQ
7 06AEJ
DeeA
Y Yeek of year
7onth
1 Xanuary
. 01612
B Xan
n 1612
t Rays in .onth
Eear
Peap ZearQ(
1!0
Z 2008
y 08
0ie
a a. or p.
4 4B or PB
g 1612
T 062A
h 01612
H 0062A
i PBinutesQ 006JW
sP8econdsQ 006JW
@ @<9C +poch
0ie;one
e +urope"Paris
P
to TB,
tie() @<9C +poch ti.e
%scape Sequences
Sequence 7eaning
[n inefeed, 0$04
[r Carriage Return, 0$0R
[t ,a2, 0$0W
[3 >ertica% ta2, 0$0B
[f 1or. feed, 0$0C
[[ Backs%ash
[) Ro%%ar sign
[\ Rou2%e Fuote
[$00 6 [$11 Char in he$adeci.a%
8ile S"ste
8unction /escription
basenae()fna.e,
-)suffi$.)
1i%ena.e .inus path ? and
e$tension if )suffi$ is pro3ided
file_e&ists()fna.e) Roes )fna.e e$ist( Yorks #ith
fi%es # fo%ders
filesi;e()fna.e) Tuess(
fileatie()fna.e) Yhen #as the fi%e accessed(
P@<9C ti.eQ
chod()fna.e,
).ode)
Change access rights to fi%e
)fna.e. ).ode is an octa%
nu.2er in the for.at 0STY
#here S G S#ner, T G @ser
group for S#ner 5 Y G the #or%d,
i.e. e3eryone e%se. 9ndi3idua%
digits are .ade up 2y adding the
desired rights as %isted 2e%o#
!alue Right
1 +$ecute
2 Yrite
& Read
e.g. 0E&& .eans read"#rite rights
for o#ner 5 =ust read for others.
pathinfo()fna.e, Returns associati3e array #ith
-)options.) keys *dirna.e*, *2asena.e*,
*e$tension* 5 *fi%ena.e*.
*R P4,H9<1S;H 6 H G
uppercase keys a2o3e 6 into
options for .ore se%ecti3e resu%ts.
dirnae()fna.eQ Counterpart of basenae a2o3e
glob()pattern,
-)f%ags.)
Returns array of a%% fi%ena.es
.atching )pattern. *R TSB;H
f%ags for .ore se%ecti3ity
H 8lag 9urpose
B4R] 4dd s%ash
<S8SR, 4s is %ist
BR4C+ +$pand ^a,2,c_
and .atch
S<ZR9R Sn%y fo%ders
+RR 8top on error
is_#()na.eQ
H G dir or fi%e
is )na.e a fo%der or a fi%e(
chdir()dna.eQ Change current directory. 148+
on fai%ure.
closedir()dhand%eQ C%oses directory opened ear%ier
using opendir.
getcFd() Tet current directory
Adir()dna.e,
-).ode,)recurse.)
Bakes directory )dna.e. ).ode
defau%ts to 0::: ? ignored on
Yindo#s. )recurse forces a%%
directories in )dna.e to 2e
created
opendir()dna.eQ Spens )dna.e and returns
hand%e.
readdir()dhand%eQ Reads ne$t fi%ena.e fro. open
directory.
reFinddir()dhand%
eQ
TuessK
rdir()dna.eQ 4tte.pts to de%ete )dna.e ?
su2=ect to per.issions. 148+
on fai%ure
scandirP)dna.e,
U)orderVQ
Returns array of fi%es in )dna.e.
Pro3ide )order G 1 for
descending na.e sort.
disA_free_space()
dna.e)
TuessK
renae()o%d,)ne#) TuessK
fclose()fhand%e) C%ose fopenGd fi%e
fopen()fna.e,
).ode)
=
Spens)fna.e. ).ode can 2e
7ode 7eaning
r
1
Read
rI
1
Read"Yrite
#
1,2,A
Yrite
#I
1,2,A
Read" Yrite
a
A,&
Yrite
aI
A,&
Read"Yrite
$
1,A,J
Yrite
$I
1,A,J
Read"Yrite
11i%e pointer at BS1 2,runcate fi%e to 7ero
%ength ACreate fi%e if reFuired &1i%e pointer
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at +S1 J1ai% if fi%e a%ready e$ists
8pecify an additiona% b P2inaryQ,
e.g. *#2* for a%% #rite .odes to
pre3ent CR"1 character
trans%ation. 4%#ays specify b #ith
a%% 2inary fi%es, e.g. i.ages.
file_get_contentsP
)fna.eQ
1
Reads contents of )fna.e into a
string.
fread()fhand%e,
)%en)
Read to +S1 or )%en 2ytes fro.
fi%e opened for reading. fopen
the fi%e #ith *2* in the .ode f%ag.
fruncateP)fhand%e,
)si7eQ
,runcates fi%e open for #riting.
4dds nu%% 2ytes if )si7e 0 fi%esi7e.
fFrite()fhand%e,
)str,-)%en.)
Yrites )str to fi%e opened for
#riting. 8tops at )%en if )str
%ength is greater.
file_put_contents(
)fna.e,)data,
-)f%ags.Q
Co.2ined fopen, fFrite 5
fclose. )fna.e can 2e a string or
an array. )fna.e is created or
o3er#ritten. *R the fo%%o#ing for
)f%ags
!alue 7eaning
19+;4PP+<R 4ppend to fi%e,
not o3er#rite.
SC];+C ock prior to
#rite
fseeA()fhand%e,
)offset,-)#hence.)
8ets fi%e pointer to )offset 2ytes
fro. )#hence #hich is one of
!alue 7eaning
8++];8+,
1
BS1
8++];C@R Current pos
8++];+<R +S1
1Refau%t
ftell()fhand%e) 1i%e pointer position
reFindP)fhand%eQ 1i%e pointer to BS1. @se%ess in a"
aI .odes
fflushP)fhand%eQ Co..its 2uffered #rites
1 )fna.e can 2e a @R.
7ath 8unctions
8unction /escription
abs()nu.) 42so%ute 3a%ue of )nu.
a#()arg)
1
9n3erse trig functions. )arg in
rad.
a#h()arg)
2
9n3erse hyper2o%ic functions
base_con:ert()nu.,
)fro.,)to)
Con3ert 2ases. )to 5 )fro. in
the range 2..AE. etters a..7
used for )fro.")to 0 10.
ceil()nu.) Rounds up )nu. to integer.
deche&()nu.) )nu. in he$adeci.a%
deg>rad()deg) Regrees to radians
e&p()nu.) e
)nu.
floor()nu.) )nu. rounded do#n to integer
fod()$,)y) 1%oating point re.ainder of )$"
)y
he&dec()str) Reci.a% eFui3a%ent of
he$adeci.a% )str. 9n3a%id
chars in )str are ignored.
log=H()nu.) TuessK
log()nu.,-)2ase.) )nu. to e or )2ase
pi()
4ppro$ 3a%ue for
poF()nu.,)2ase) )nu.
)2ase
rad>deg()rad) Radians to degrees
rand(-).in.,).a$) Rando. 3a%ue 0").in.. ).a$.
round()nu.,-)prec.) round(A.1&2) = ?
round(A.1&2,0) = ?
round(A.1&1JW,1) = ?I>
round(12811,62) = =>JHH
sqrt()nu.) 8Fuareroot of )nu. or <a<
1# is cos, sin or tan. 2cos, sin or tan. <ot on Yindo#s
*utput # 8oratting
8unction Note
echo )arg1-<'arg>.... +cho to standard output
print )arg Sutput a string
print_r()arg) )arg in hu.an reada2%e
for.at. Hand%es o2=ects too.
>ery usefu% #ith arrays.
printf()f.t,)arg1-,
)arg2...V)
1
Prints args using for.at
infor.ation in )f.t
8orat *utput
L2 9nteger as 2inary
Lc 48C99 char
Ld 9nteger
Le `%\ notation #ith
p Psee 2e%o#Q
digits
Lf 1%oating point
Ls 8tring
L$ He$adeci.a% %.c.
LC He$adeci.a% u.c.
LL itera% L
+ach L argu.ent can ha3e a nu.2er of optiona%
specifiers. 9n order they are
KL ! 8ign specifier. Sutputs I or 6. Refau%t is no I
sign
%0, % or %'c: padding specifier.
Uses 0, space or the character c for
padding
K3!a%ign.ent specifier. Causes %eft =ustification.
Refau%t is right =ustification.
KF!Yidth specifier. Sutput has a .ini.u. of
F characters.
KIp!Precision specifier. Reci.a% digits for f%oats and
nu.2er of characters for strings.
+3erything e%se in )f.t gets treated as %itera% te$t.
%&aples
8orat *utput
printfP*Ld*,2AQ 2A
printfP*L0Ad*,2AQ 02A
printfP*L.Af*,A.1&1JWEQ A.1&2
printfP*L.As*,*PHP 8cript*Q PHP
printfP*LsLAd*,*Route*,EEQ Route EE
1sprintf is si.i%ar 2ut returns a string
Strings
PHP strings are seFuences of sing%e 2yte characters.
,hey can 2e defined in four different #ays
Single Muoted! e.g. *+$p%ain,hat*. >aria2%es and
escape seFuences other than [* and [[ are not
e$panded.
/ouble Muoted! e.g. `Sne[n,#o\. >aria2%e
references and escape seFuences are e$panded.
$eredoc! ,o define co.p%e$ strings %ike dou2%e
Fuoted strings 2ut #ithout using dou2%e Fuotes. e.g.
)$ G '''PHP
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1.'''9R+<, .ust 2e fo%%o#ed 2y a ne#%ine character
2.,he actua% string contents fo%%o#
A.,he c%osing identifier .ust not 2e indented and
cannot ha3e any fo%%o#ing characters e$cept ;
NoFdoc! ,he sinF%e Fuoted string eFui3a%ent of
Heredoc. 8i.i%ar synta$ 2ut #ith '''*9R+<,* PFuotesKQ
8trings can 2e treated as 7ero 2ased arrays to access
indi3idua% characters, e.g. )<a.e-0..
String 7anipulation
8unction /escription
I Pnot IKQ 8tring Concatenation
strlen()str) 8tring %ength
strpos()str,)find,
U)offV)
strrpos()str,)find,
-)off.)
stripos # strripos
1irst )find in )str optiona%%y
starting at )off
Ritto 2ut reports %ast )find
Case insensiti3e 3ersions
strtoloFer 5
strtoupper
TuessK
chr()ascii) Char at )ascii
ord('strUinde$V) Srdina% 3a%ue
e&plode()de%i.,)str,
-)%i.. )
Returns array of su2strings of
)str de%i.ited 2y )de%i.,
optiona%%y #ith )%i. e%e.ents.
iplode()g%ue,
)pieces)
4%ias Noin
Concats )pieces array using
)g%ue.
ltri()str,-)c%ist.)
8i.i%ar%y rtri()str,
-)c%ist.)
and triI
8trip chars in )c%ist fro. %eft of
)str. 8trips spaces 2y defau%t.
strip_tagsP)str,
-)retain.Q
Riscard H,B 5 PHP tags.
Retain tags in )retain.
substrP)str,)start,
-)%en.Q
Returns su2string, optiona%%y
)%en %ong starting at )start. 63e
)start for su2string fro. end of
)str. 63e )%en to o.it chars
fro. end of su2string.
substr_countP)str,
)su2,-)start,)%en.Q
Sccurrences of )su2 in )str.
Sptiona%%y starting at )start
and #ithin )%en of )start.
str_replace()search,
)rep,)str,-)count.)
Rep%aces )search in )str #ith
)rep. Reports rep%ace.ents in
)count.
ucFords()str) 4%% #ords in )str to uppercase.
Conditional %&ecution
if (Condition,) ifStt;-elseif(Condition+) elseifStt;
.-else elseStt; .
Bu%ti%ine #Stt code .ust 2e p%aced in 2races, {}. ,he
; ter.inating each state.ent is o2%igatory ? e3en if the
ne$t character is a c%osing 2race, }.
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sFitch ()3ar){
case >a%ue1!Code-
breaA-
-case >a%ue2!Code-
breaA-
....
-defaultOCode-.
}
)3ar can 2e a 2oo%ean, an integer or a string.
<ote the breaA after each case state.ent.
9f default is not the %ast option pro3ide a breaA.
,o e$ecute the sa.e actionPsQ for a range of cases
sFitch ()3ar){
case >a%ue1!
case >a%ue2!
case >a%ueA!Code-
breaA-
..._
case co.parisons are loose. Be#are of sFitch 2%ocks
that use .i$ed 3a%ues in indi3idua% case. ,he 2%ock .ay
ter.inate pre.ature%y 2ecause of a partia% case .atch.
(condition)PtrueCode!falseCode-
HCode can 2e a function ca%%. ,his is the PHP ternary
conditiona% operator. 9t can 2e assigned to return, print
or echo, passed as a para.eter in a function ca%% etc.
Parentheses are not necessary 2ut reco..ended.
%&ception $andling
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function inverse()a)^
if ()$ GG 0) throF neF %&ception(*Dero di3ide*)-
return 1")a-
""not e$ecuted if e$ception is thro#n_
function whenExcept()eQ^
echo )e60get7essage().*'2r0*-_
set_e&ception_handler(*#hen+$cept*)-
""defau%t e$ception hand%er
tr"^
echo inverse(J)-
echo inverse(0)-""triggers e$ception_
catch (%&ception )e) ^
echo *+rror *.)e60get7essage().*'2r0*-_
echo *He%%o #or%dK*-
""e$ecuted since e$ception #as caught
throF neF %&ception(*Sops*)-
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function whileLoopP)nu.Q^
Fhile P)nu. 6 0Q
^echoP)nu.Q.*'2r0*-
)nu.66-_
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function doLoopP)nu.Q^
do^
echoP)nu.Q.*'2r0*-
)nu.66-
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function forLoopP)nu.Q^
for P)iG0-)iQ'nu.-)iLLQ^
echo )i.*'2r0*-
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breaA causes i..ediate ter.ination of the %oop. oop
state.ents after continue are skipped and the ne$t
e$ecution of the %oop is perfor.ed.
function foreachLoopAPQ^
foreachP)TSB48 as )key =6 )3a%ueQ^
echo )key.*G*.)3a%ue.*'2r0*-
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1ser 8unctions
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? e.g. )isRect G true as a2o3e. Para.eters are passed
2y 3a%ue. ,o pass the. 2y reference precede the
para.eter na.e in the function dec%aration #ith an
a.persand, e.g. 5)y.
return causes i..ediate ter.ination of the PHP
function. 9f no 3a%ue is returned, or if return is .issing
the function return type is N1))
e&it()status) 6 die R causes i..ediate ter.ination of
the current script. 9f )status is a string it #i%% 2e printed. 9f
it is an integer it #i%% 2e the e$it status.
Superglobals
8uperg%o2a%s are arrays containing 3aria2%es fro. the
#e2 ser3er P#hen app%ica2%eQ, the en3iron.ent and user
input. ,hey are a%#ays 3isi2%e.
!ariable Contents
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);8+R>+R 8er3er infor.ation
);T+, H,,P T+, 3aria2%es
);PS8, H,,P PS8, 3aria2%es
);19+8 H,,P fi%e up%oad 3aria2%es
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);+<> +n3iron.ent 3aria2%es
);CSS]9+ H,,P cookies
,here can 2e .inor, ser3er6dependent, 3ariations in the
infor.ation returned in 3aria2%es such as )TSB48,
);8+R>+R etc. ,o check =ust #hat is a3ai%a2%e use the
script 2e%o# to du.p these 3aria2%es to your 2ro#ser.
'(php
function dumpThisP)sgQ^
foreachP)sg as )key =6 )3a%ueQ^
echo )key.*G*.)3a%ue.*'2r0*-
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7iscellanea
Darning ? thought%ess use of the features descri2ed
here cou%d serious%y da.age your ser3er insta%%ation.
,he prepend operator, S, can 2e used #ith constants,
3aria2%es, function ca%%s, e:al and include to suppress
error .essages.
,he 2ackticks operator Treturns the resu%ts of running a
she%% co..and. 1or instance, TlsT 6 dir on Yindo#s ?
#ou%d return a directory %isting. ,his can 2e assigned to
a 3aria2%e or echoed to standard output. ,yping WE #hi%e
ho%ding do#n the ,)0 key is a key2oard %ayout
independent #ay of entering the T operator.
e:al()e$pr) e3a%uates the PHP code pro3ided in the
string )e$pr. ,he string .ust 2e 3a%id PHP code ?
inc%usi3e of ter.inating se.ico%ons. +rrors in )e$pr .ay
cause the parser to die. Code in )e$pr for.s part of the
parent script so 3aria2%e assign.ents in )e$pr are
retained.
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,he safest #ay to e.2ed PHP code in H,B is to
de%i.it it using the '(php...(0 tag pair. Sther synta$
e$ist 2ut are not accepted 2y a%% #e2 ser3ers. ,he
resu%ting fi%e shou%d 2e sa3ed #ith the e$tension I9$9.
,o ca%% a PHP script 3ia 889 use
'K66#include 3irtua%Ga"path"scriptna.e.phpa660
9f the sa.e script is ca%%ed fro. inc%udes in different
H,B fi%es you can access the identity of the parent
H,B fi%e using );8+R>+RU*R+Q@+8,;@R9*V.
Notes
Color Be"
Fhile R PHP key#ord
funcName ? user function
echo ? %anguage construct
)3ar ? 3aria2%e *string*
A.1&2 ? nu.2er
true ? case insensiti3e
2&4 6 si.i%ar%y &
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""co..ent
constant
@sing 3a%ue GG )3ar rather than )3ar GG 3a%ue. #hen
doing co.parisons against a 3a%ue a3oids 2ugs arising
fro. typing G in p%ace of GG.
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