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PHP PHP Basics Daily Exercise Program String Manipulation

Posted by Abson Chifodya
Abson Chifodya
11,817 Points

I see a variable named $firstName but it is not set to the string "Rasmus"

I see a variable named $firstName but it is not set to the string "Rasmus".

how do approach this one..need help

index.php 
<?php

//Place your code below this comment
$firstName = "Rasmus ";
$lastName = " Lerdorf";
$fullName = $firstName . $lastName;


?>

1 Answer

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,967 Points
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,967 Points

You need to remove the spaces in your first and last name values. If you need one later you can concatenate a space as follows:

a = b . " " . c