PHP Forms Quiz

Test your knowledge of PHP forms with this quiz! Answer questions related to form handling, validation, and submission techniques in PHP.

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Question 1

What is the purpose of the action attribute in a form?

  • To specify the method of data submission

  • To define the form elements

  • To specify the URL where the form data will be sent

  • To prevent data submission

Question 2

What does the method="post" attribute indicate in a form?

  • Data is displayed in the URL

  • Data is hidden in the background

  • The form does not submit any data

  • Data is stored in cookies

Question 3

What is the significance of the required attribute in form inputs?

  • It ensures the form is secure

  • It ensures that a user must fill out a form field before submitting the form

  • It validates the data format

  • It specifies the form action URL

Question 4

How does PHP handle errors when form data is missing?

  • It automatically retries form submission

  • It ignores the missing data

  • It displays error messages when the necessary fields are empty

  • It stores empty data in a session

Question 5

Why is data sanitization important in PHP form handling?

  • To improve form submission speed

  • To ensure that the data is cleaned of harmful content like HTML or JavaScript

  • To make the data look pretty

  • To compress the data

Question 6

How do you handle form validation in PHP?

  • By using JavaScript only

  • By checking if the data matches the expected formats using if statements

  • By using only HTML validation

  • By storing the data in a database

Question 7

What does the htmlspecialchars() function do in PHP?

  • Encodes HTML tags

  • Prevents XSS attacks by converting special characters

  • Validates email input

  • Encrypts form data

Question 8

How does the $_POST Superglobal function in PHP?

  • It retrieves data from the URL

  • It sends form data to the browser

  • It retrieves form data submitted through the POST method

  • It stores session data

Question 9

What does the $_REQUEST superglobal variable do in PHP?


  • It retrieves data from cookies

  • It retrieves form data from both GET and POST

  • It retrieves only POST data

  • It retrieves session data

Question 10

Which PHP function is commonly used to check if a form field is empty?

  • empty()

  • isset()

  • is_null()

  • notempty()

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