PHP Interview Questions with Answers for Freshers

Q1. What is PHP stands for? 

 Ans. Hyper text Pre Processor

 Q2. What is PHP? 

 Ans. The PHP is a Hypertext Pre-processor and is a programming language that allows web developers to create dynamic content that interacts with databases. PHP is basically used for developing web based software applications.

 Q3. Who is the Father of PHP? 

 Ans. Rasmus Lerdorf

 Q4. Which programming language does PHP resemble to? 

 Ans. PHP resemble to pearl and C

 Q5. What the difference is between include and require?

 Ans. Require () and include () are the same with respect to handling failures. However, require () results in a fatal error and does not allow the processing of the page. i.e. include will allow the script to continue.

 Q6. What is the current version of PHP? 

 Ans. php 5.4

 Q7. How can we create a database using PHP and MySQL?

 Ans. We can create MySQL database with the use of mysql_create_db ("Database Name")

 Q8.What Is a Session? 

 Ans.It can be used to store information on the server for future use.

 Q9. Is variable name case sensitive? 

 Ans. Yes variable name case sensitive and we cannot start a variable with number like $6name as a valid variable name starts with a letter or underscore, followed by any number of letters, numbers, or underscores.

 Q10. How can we execute a php script using command line?

 Ans. Just run the PHP CLI (Command Line Interface) program and provide the PHP script file name as the command line argument. For example, "php myScript.php", assuming "php" is the command to invoke the CLI program