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 HTTP methods is considered safe and idempotent, making it suitable for form submissions?
A). POST
B). GET
C). PUT
D). DELETE
Which PHP function is commonly used to check if a form field is empty?
A). empty()
B). isset()
C). is_empty()
D). is_null()
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()
Which PHP function is used to generate a random CSRF token for form submissions?
A). bin2hex()
B). uniqid()
C). md5()
D). openssl_random_pseudo_bytes()
Which of the following is NOT a common security vulnerability associated with file uploads in web applications?
A). File Inclusion
B). File Upload Vulnerability
C). Path Traversal
D). Cross-Site Request Forgery
What security measure helps prevent form spamming by distinguishing between human users and bots?
A). CAPTCHA
B). HTTPS
C). CSRF Token
D). Two-Factor Authentication
Which PHP function is commonly used to validate email addresses submitted through a form?
A). filter_var()
B). preg_match()
C). validate_email()
D). email_check()
What is the purpose of session management in web applications?
A). Maintaining User State
B). Encrypting Data
C). Preventing SQL Injection
D). Validating Form Data
Which of the following is NOT a common input validation technique for form data?
A). Regular Expressions
B). Whitelisting
C). Blacklisting
D). Tokenization