PHP Cheat Sheet

PHP Conditions & Loops

  if (condition) { action }
  elseif (condition) { action }
  else { action }



  switch (1st half of condition) {
    case "2nd half of condition":
    action
    break;
  default:
    action
    break;
  }

  while (condition) {
    action
    increment condition variable
  }

  do {
    action
    increment condition variable
  }
  while (condition);

  for (initialize; condition; increment)
  { action to take }

PHP Arrays

  array("value0", "value1");
  array("key0" => "value0");
  foreach (array as value) { action }

PHP Syntax

  Opening/Closing Tags: <?php   ?>
  Instruction Termination: ;
  Comments: /*   */   or   //   or   #

PHP Variables

  $example_1 = 789;
  $example_2 = 'value';
  $example_3 = "value";

PHP Echo

  echo 'string';
  echo "string";
  echo $variable;

PHP Strings

  Escape Character: \
  Concatenation Operator: .
  Concatenation Assignment: .=

PHP Operators

    Assignment: =
    Arithmetic: +   -   *   /   %
    Inc./Dec.: ++   --
    Logical: &&   ||   !
    Comparison:
        ==   !=   <>   >   <   >=   <=

Functions

  time(); // Current Unix Timestamp
  date(); // Formats Date/Time
  strtotime(); // Parses to Timestamp
  include("");
  require("");
  mail(to,subject,message);

User-Defined Functions

  function name() { }
  name();

Predefined Variables

  $_GET
  $_POST
  $_FILES
  $_SERVER
  $_COOKIE
  $_SESSION
  $_REQUEST
  $GLOBALS
  $php_errormsg

Browser Interaction

  session_start();
  session_destroy();
  setcookie(name, value, expiration);

File Functions

  fopen(filename, method);
  feof(filehandle);
  fgets(filehandle);
  filesize(filename);
  fread(filehandle, filesize);
  fwrite(filehandle, filedata);
  fclose(filehandle)
  unlink(filename);

GD Library Image Functions

  header()
  imagecreate()
  imagecreatetruecolor()
  imagecolorallocate()
  imagefilltoborder()
  imagejpeg(), imagegif(), imagepng()
  imagedestroy()
  imagecreatefromgif()
  imagecreatefromjpeg()
  imagecreatefrompng()
  imagettftext()
  imagefilter()
  imagecopyresampled()