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The pack() function packs data into a binary string.Syntaxpack(format , args)Parametersformat − The format to use. Here are the possible values −a − NUL-padded stringA − SPACE-padded stringh − Hex string, low nibble firstH − Hex string, high nibble firstc − signed charC − unsigned chars − signed short (always 16 bit, machine byte order)S − unsigned short (always 16 bit, machine byte order)n − unsigned short (always 16 bit, big endian byte order)v − unsigned short (always 16 bit, little endian byte order)i − signed integer (machine dependent size and byte order)I − unsigned integer (machine dependent size and ... Read More

The ignore_user_abort() function sets whether a remote client can abort the running of a script.Syntaxignore_user_abort(setting)Parameterssetting − True ignores user aborts in a script (the script will continue to run). This is false by default i.e. client aborts will cause the script to stop runningReturnThe ignore_user_abort() function returns previous value of the user-abort setting.ExampleThe following is an example that sets to false i.e. the default. Client aborts will cause the script to stop running.OutputThe following is the output.0

The highlight_string() function outputs a string with the PHP syntax highlighted.Syntaxhighlight_string(string, return)Parametersstring − The string to highlight.return −If this parameter is set to true, this function will return the highlighted code as a string, instead of printing it out. default is false.ReturnThe highlight_string() function returns true on success, or false on failure.ExampleThe following is an example that output a string with the PHP syntax highlighted.               OutputThe following is the output.Hello world!

The highlight_file() function outputs a file with the PHP syntax highlighted.Syntaxhighlight_file(file, return)Parametersfile − The file name to display.return − If this parameter is set to true, this function will return the highlighted code as a string, instead of printing it out. default is false.ReturnThe highlight_file() function returns the highlighted code as a string instead of printing it. Returns true on success, or false on failure, otherwise.ExampleThe following is an example, wherein we are using a test file ("new.php") to output the file with the PHP syntax highlighted.               OutputThe output of the browser. ... Read More

The get_browser() function looks up the user's browscap.ini file and returns the capabilities of the user's browser.Syntaxget_browser(user, return_array)Parametersuser − The name of HTTP user agent.return_array − If this parameter is set to true, the function will return an array instead of an object.ReturnThe get_browser() function returns object or array with information about browser of user.ExampleNote − The result will vary system to system.ExampleOutputThe following is the output.Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) Chrome/70.0.3538.110 Safari/537.36

The exit() function prints a message and exits the current script.Syntaxexit(msg)Parametersmsg − The message to write before exiting the script.ReturnThe exit() function returns nothing.Example

The eval() function evaluates a string as PHP code.Syntaxeval(code)Parameterscode − The PHP code to be evaluated.ReturnThe eval() function returns null unless a return statement is called in the code string. Then the value passed to return is returned. if there is a parse error in the code string, eval() returns false.Example Live DemoOutputThe following is the output.This is $one $two! This is Demo text!

The die() function prints a message and exits the current script.Syntaxdie(msg)Parametersmsg − The message to write before exiting the script.ReturnThe die() function returns nothing.Example

The defined() function in PHP checks that constant exists or not.Syntaxdefined(name)Parametersname− The name of constant.ReturnThe defined() function returns true if the constant exists otherwise false.ExampleThe following is an example that checks whether a constant exist. Live DemoOutputThe following is the output.1

The define() function defines a constant.Syntaxdefine(const_name,value,case_insensitive)Parametersconst_name − The name of the constant.value − The value of the constant.case_insensitive − The constant name should be case-insensitive.ReturnThe define() function returns true on success or false on failure.ExampleThe following is an example that defines a constant. Live DemoOuptutThe following is the output.This is it!