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Author: Saim Khalid

  • If-Else Example

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  • Data Types

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    Explanation:PHP supports int, float, string, boolean, array, object, null types.

  • Variables in PHP

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  • Hello World Example

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  • Cheatsheet

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    This PHP cheatsheet provides a quick overview and revision of all concepts of PHP programming and is helpful for students and developers as well. If you are preparing for any exam or an interview, we recommend going through this cheatsheet to learn and enhance your PHP skills. Script Syntax Use the below syntax to write…

  • Function References

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    PHP is very rich in terms of Built-in functions. Here is the list of various important function categories. There are various other function categories which are not covered here. Select a category to see a list of all the functions related to that category.

  • PDO Extension

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    PDO is an acronym for PHP Data Objects. PHP can interact with most of the relational as well as NOSQL databases. The default PHP installation comes with vendor-specific database extensions already installed and enabled. In addition to such database drivers specific to a certain type of database, such as the mysqli extension for MySQL, PHP…

  • FastCGI Process

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    PHP FastCGI Process Manager (PHP-FPM) is an efficient alternative to traditional CGI-based methods for handling PHP requests, particularly in high-traffic environments. PHP-FPM has a number of important features. These features are as follows − Reduced Memory Consumption With the help of a pool of worker processes to handle requests PHP-FPM significantly reduces memory overhead compared…

  • CSRF

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    The acronym “CSRF” stands for Cross-Site Request Forgery. CSRF is an Internet exploit that involves a trusted website user issuing unauthorized commands. Providing adequate protection to a PHP web application against this attack can be achieved by taking the measures explained in this chapter. By default, the browser uses the “GET” request method to send…

  • PEAR

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    PEAR is an acronym for PHP Extension and Application Repository. It is a repository of PHP packages or extensions. You can freely incorporate any of these extensions from PEAR in your code. The PEAR project was established by Stig S. Bakken in 1999. Most of the precompiled distributions of PHP such as XAMPP already have PEAR…