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Identify and implement solutions for processing string data through various programming tasks. These include extracting specific numerical values from a string of numbers, analyzing text to find the most common words under certain conditions, modifying PHP scripts to output data within HTML structures, and creating web pages that interact with PHP scripts to display dynamic content such as random greetings.

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The assignment encompasses four distinct programming problems involving string manipulation, PHP scripting, and web development techniques. Each task requires applying different programming concepts to achieve the specified functionalities, which are crucial for applications involving data extraction, text analysis, dynamic content generation, and web interface communication.

Problem 1: Extracting the First Four Digits from a Space-Separated String of Numbers

Given a string consisting of multiple numbers separated by spaces, the goal is to find and return the first four-digit number within this string. If no four-digit number exists, the function should return false.

To solve this, the approach involves splitting the string into individual elements, converting each to a number (or checking as a string), and then iterating through each to identify whether it has exactly four digits. The implementation can be in PHP, JavaScript, or another language that supports string operations. Here is a conceptual PHP example:

function getFirstFourDigitNumber($str) {

$numbers = explode(' ', trim($str));


foreach ($numbers as $num) {


if (preg_match('/^\d{4}$/', $num)) {


return $num;


}


}


return false;


}

This function splits the string into an array, then uses a regular expression to identify four-digit numbers, returning the first occurrence or false if none are found.

Problem 2: Identifying the Three Most Common Words Longer Than Three Letters

This task involves processing a string that contains words separated by spaces and possibly punctuation such as commas, periods, or question marks. The criteria are to find the three most frequently occurring words in this string that have more than three letters.

The solution involves cleaning the string of punctuation, converting it to lowercase to ensure case-insensitive counting, and then tallying the frequency of each word that exceeds three characters in length. The most common words are identified by sorting the frequency data.

Example implementation in PHP:

$text = "Your input string here.";

$cleanText = preg_replace('/[,.?]/', '', strtolower($text));


$words = explode(' ', $cleanText);


$wordCounts = array();


foreach ($words as $word) {


if (strlen($word) > 3) {


if (isset($wordCounts[$word])) {


$wordCounts[$word]++;


} else {


$wordCounts[$word] = 1;


}


}


}


arsort($wordCounts);


$topThree = array_slice($wordCounts, 0, 3);

The top three entries in $topThree will contain the most common words longer than three letters with their counts.

Problem 3: Modifying PHP Script to Generate an Output Table in HTML

This involves updating a PHP script, specifically 'word_table.PHP' from section 9.9, so that its output is encapsulated within an HTML table element, allowing for structured display of data, such as words and their counts or other related information.

The modification includes wrapping the output code with <table> and <tr> tags, and placing each data item inside <td> elements. Proper use of PHP echo statements within the HTML structure facilitates embedding dynamic data.

Example snippet:

<table border="1">

<tr><th>Word</th><th>Count</th></tr>




foreach ($wordCounts as $word => $count) {


echo "<tr><td>" . htmlspecialchars($word) . "</td><td>" . $count . "</td></tr>";


}


?>


</table>

This renders the data in an organized HTML table for improved readability and presentation.

Problem 4: Creating an HTML Page with a PHP Greeting Link and the PHP Script for Random Greetings

Design an HTML document featuring an anchor tag (<a>) that links to a PHP script. When clicked, this link invokes the PHP script, which then returns a randomly selected greeting from a predefined set of five greetings stored as constants within the script. The script employs the microtime and mt_rand functions to generate a random number between 0 and 4, selecting the greeting accordingly.

The PHP script should include the following steps:

  • Define constants for each greeting message
  • Compute a seed based on microtime
  • Use mt_rand() for random selection based on the seed
  • Output the selected greeting

Sample PHP script (greeting.php):

<?php

define('GREETING1', 'Hello! Welcome.');


define('GREETING2', 'Hi there! Good to see you.');


define('GREETING3', 'Greetings! Have a nice day.');


define('GREETING4', 'Hey! How are you?');


define('GREETING5', 'Salutations!');


mt_srand((double)microtime() * 1000000);


$randomNumber = mt_rand(0, 4);


$greetings = array(GREETING1, GREETING2, GREETING3, GREETING4, GREETING5);


echo $greetings[$randomNumber];


?>

The HTML page (index.html) links to this PHP script:

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html lang="en">


<head>




Greeting Link

</head>


<body>


<a href="greeting.php">Get a Random Greeting</a>


</body>


</html>

Clicking the link invokes 'greeting.php', which returns a different greeting each time based on the seeded random number generation.

References

  • PHP Manual. (2023). Functions: explode(). https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.explode.php
  • PHP Manual. (2023). Functions: preg_match(). https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.preg-match.php
  • PHP Manual. (2023). Functions: preg_replace(). https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.preg-replace.php
  • PHP Manual. (2023). Functions: arsort(). https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.arsort.php
  • PHP Manual. (2023). Functions: array_slice(). https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.array-slice.php
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