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PHP Build a Simple PHP Application Working With Functions Introducing Functions

jason taylor
jason taylor
2,455 Points
Posted by jason taylor
jason taylor
2,455 Points

array_sum help

what am i missing??

<?php $numbers = array_sum(1,5,8); echo array_sum($numbers); ?>

2 Answers

Joakim Bergman
Joakim Bergman
14,501 Points
Joakim Bergman
Joakim Bergman
14,501 Points

The array_sum function takes an array as an argument, but you have 3 integers. You need to create an array with those integers first and then give it as an argument to array_sum.

$my_array = array(1,5,8);

$numbers = array_sum($my_array);