200-500 Exam Information and Guideline
Zend PHP 5
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Exam: 200-500 Zend PHP 5
Exam Details:
- Number of Questions: The exam consists of approximately 70 multiple-choice and multiple-select questions.
- Time: Candidates are given 90 minutes to complete the exam.
Course Outline:
The Zend PHP 5 course is designed to validate the knowledge and skills of PHP developers in using PHP 5 for web development. The course covers the following topics:
1. PHP Basics
- Introduction to PHP and its features
- PHP syntax, variables, and data types
- Control structures and loops
- PHP functions and arrays
2. Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in PHP
- Principles of OOP
- Classes, objects, and inheritance
- Encapsulation, polymorphism, and abstraction
- Exception handling in PHP
3. PHP Web Application Development
- Working with forms and user input
- Handling cookies and sessions
- File and directory operations in PHP
- Working with databases using PHP
4. PHP Security
- Common security vulnerabilities in PHP applications
- Input validation and data sanitization
- Preventing SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks
- Securing file uploads and user authentication
5. PHP Performance Optimization and Debugging
- Techniques for optimizing PHP code
- Caching and opcode optimization
- Debugging and error handling in PHP
- Profiling and performance tuning
Exam Objectives:
The exam aims to assess candidates' understanding and proficiency in the following areas:
1. Knowledge of PHP syntax, variables, and control structures
2. Proficiency in object-oriented programming (OOP) concepts and techniques in PHP
3. Competence in web application development using PHP
4. Understanding of security best practices in PHP development
5. Ability to optimize PHP performance and debug applications
Exam Syllabus:
The exam syllabus covers the following topics:
- PHP Basics
- PHP introduction and features
- PHP syntax, variables, and data types
- Control structures and loops
- PHP functions and arrays
- Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in PHP
- Principles of OOP
- Classes, objects, and inheritance
- Encapsulation, polymorphism, and abstraction
- Exception handling in PHP
- PHP Web Application Development
- Working with forms and user input
- Handling cookies and sessions
- File and directory operations in PHP
- Database integration with PHP
- PHP Security
- Common security vulnerabilities in PHP applications
- Input validation and data sanitization
- SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS) prevention
- File upload security and user authentication
- PHP Performance Optimization and Debugging
- Techniques for optimizing PHP code
- Caching and opcode optimization
- Debugging and error handling in PHP
- Profiling and performance tuning
Candidates are expected to have a comprehensive understanding of these topics to successfully pass the exam and demonstrate their proficiency in PHP 5 development according to Zend standards.