13. Which of the following is a best practice for preventing SQL Injection when executing SQL queries in PHP?

What is the primary purpose of form data validation in web applications?

A). Enhancing user experience

B). Preventing security vulnerabilities

C). Optimizing server performance

D). Improving search engine ranking

Which PHP function is commonly used to sanitize input data from a form to prevent SQL injection?

A). mysqli_real_escape_string()

B). htmlspecialchars()

C). filter_var()

D). htmlentities()

What is the purpose of input validation in web forms?

A). Ensuring Data Integrity

B). Enhancing User Experience

C). Preventing XSS Attacks

D). Enforcing Password Policies

What is the purpose of using HTTPS (HTTP Secure) in web applications?

A). Encrypting Data

B). Authenticating Users

C). Preventing XSS Attacks

D). Optimizing Page Load Speed

Which of the following is a common security vulnerability associated with form data submission?

A). SQL Injection

B). Form Spamming

C). Broken Authentication

D). Clickjacking

Which HTTP header instructs web browsers to limit the scope of cookies to a specific domain?

A). SameSite

B). Cache-Control

C). Access-Control-Allow-Origin

D). Content-Security-Policy

What security mechanism prevents Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks by generating and validating unique tokens for each form submission?

A). CSRF Token

B). Session Management

C). Secure Cookies

D). HTTPS

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

A). empty()

B). isset()

C). is_empty()

D). is_null()

What is the purpose of using prepared statements when interacting with databases in PHP?

A). Preventing SQL Injection

B). Improving Performance

C). Encrypting Data

D). Enforcing Data Integrity

Which of the following is a secure method for storing passwords in a database?

A). Hashing

B). Encryption

C). Salting

D). All of the above