PHP Exam - Databases - What's the answer?

[phpcat]

This is a question from a mock PHP exam.  Anyone know the answer?

 

When connecting to a database using PDO, what must be done to ensure that database credentials are not compromised if the connection were to fail?

CHOOSE 1
a) wrap the PDO DSN in a try/catch block to catch any connection exception 
b) Use constants in the PDO DSN 
c) Place the login credentials in the php.ini file 
e) Disable E_STRICT and E_NOTICE error reporting levels 

[Philip]

Why don't you just post the whole exam?

[phpcat]

Why don't you just post the whole exam?

 

Because I'm posting questions that I'm unsure about.  Unfortunately, the mock PHP exam doesn't tell you which answers are incorrect and what the correct answers are.

[KevinM1]

First, instead of polluting the board with multiple threads, you should consolidate your questions in as few posts as possible, preferably only one.  It's bad etiquette to hog the forum.

 

Second, if you actually bothered to read the forum rules (there's a handy link to them in my signature below), you'd know that asking homework questions without attempting to answer them yourself is prohibited.

 

So...what answer would you choose, and why?

[phpcat]

First, instead of polluting the board with multiple threads, you should consolidate your questions in as few posts as possible, preferably only one.  It's bad etiquette to hog the forum.

 

Second, if you actually bothered to read the forum rules (there's a handy link to them in my signature below), you'd know that asking homework questions without attempting to answer them yourself is prohibited.

 

So...what answer would you choose, and why?

 

Flame blah blah blah.  Thanks dad.

[Philip]

I think his son would be smarter than you, sorry bud.

 

Anyways, we're here to help not to just give away answers. Like Night said, what do you think the answer is, and why?

[Maq]

The, "Here's the question, now gimme the answer" threads are frowned upon, not just here but almost any forum.

 

I know it's redundant but like everyone else said, please give your answer and why you think it's right or wrong.  Everyone here will help you get the correct answer along with a solid and accurate explanation of why.  Therefore, you can apply this concept on other similar questions

[Ken2k7]

You can easily just use choice elimination. I'm sure you can knock down a few of those easily.

 

Edit - couldn't you have just ran a sample test?

[.josh]

The answer is d)

[Philip]

The answer is d)

 

Haha, good choice! I didn't even notice that

[Maq]

Where are you getting these exams from where they don't even know the alphabet?

[corbin]

I would imagine he redid the letters himself, but the question appears to be from the Zend Examination Mock Exam thingy....  (Just googled "When connecting to a database using PDO, what must be done to ensure that database credentials are not compromised if the connection were to fail?")

[Ken2k7]

Well there's something the OP could have done.

[corbin]

That google query doesn't bring up an answer though ;p.

 

 

Although I'm sure some google query would.

[.josh]

Why are you guys still talking about it? I told you the answer : d)

 

What is d) ?

 

d) get someone else to do it.

 

That is how the real world works and the microcosm that which is this thread proves it.

[phpcat]

That google query doesn't bring up an answer though ;p.

 

That's right, a Google query doesn't bring up the answer.  And now in the future when people search Google for the same answer, they will find THIS THREAD and NO ANSWER.

[Philip]

The, "Here's the question, now gimme the answer" threads are frowned upon, not just here but almost any forum.

(Just googled "When connecting to a database using PDO, what must be done to ensure that database credentials are not compromised if the connection were to fail?")

When connecting to a database using PDO, what must be done to ensure that database credentials are not compromised if the connection were to fail?

 

wrap the PDO DSN in a try/catch block to catch any connection exception Use constants in the PDO DSN Place the login credentials in the php.ini file Disable E_STRICT and E_NOTICE error reporting levels

 

rewording the question does amazing things in google.