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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!

The constant() function returns the value of a constant.Syntaxconstant(const)Parametersconst − The name of the constant to checkReturnThe constant() function returns the value of a constant and NULL if the constant is not defined.ExampleThe following is an example that defines a constant. Live DemoOutputThe following is the output.This is it!

The FILTER_CALLBACK constant calls a user defined function to filter the value.ReturnThe FILTER_CALLBACK constant does not return anything.ExampleThe following is an example that converts the case of a string. Here, existing function in PHP is taken. Live DemoOutputThe following is the output.demo text!

The FILTER_SANITIZE_URL constant removes all illegal URL characters from a string. It allows the following −$-_.+!*'(),{}|\^~[]`">

The FILTER_SANITIZE_STRIPPED constant encodes or strips unwanted characters.Options and FlagsFILTER_FLAG_NO_ENCODE_QUOTES − This flag does not encode quotesFILTER_FLAG_STRIP_LOW − Strips characters with ASCII value below 32FILTER_FLAG_STRIP_HIGH − Strips characters with ASCII value above 32FILTER_FLAG_ENCODE_LOW − Encodes characters with ASCII value below 32FILTER_FLAG_ENCODE_HIGH − Encodes characters with ASCII value above 32FILTER_FLAG_ENCODE_AMP − Encodes the & character to &ReturnThe FILTER_SANITIZE_STRIPPED constant does not return anything.Example Live DemoOutputThe following is the output.string(10) "Demo!text!"