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PHP PHP Basics (Retired) PHP Conditionals & Loops Conditionals Challenge

Maxwell Kendall
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Maxwell Kendall
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 12,102 Points
Posted by Maxwell Kendall
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Maxwell Kendall
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 12,102 Points

Conditonals Challenge task 2 of 3

I cant figure out how to test to see if the variable name is equal to the string mike

This is what I have tried to do:

<?php

$name = "Mike" if($name = "Mike"){}

?>

I know this is pretty stupid I just cant figure it out, thanks!

index.php 
<?php
$name = "Mike"
  if( $name = "Mike"; ){

}
  ;
?>

2 Answers

Julian Aramburu
Julian Aramburu
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Julian Aramburu
Julian Aramburu
11,368 Points

Hi mate! You almost got it right! When you are trying to compare something to something you should use == double equal signs for "equal" and === triple equal signs for "strict equal" otherwise if you use just one set of equal sign you are "re-declaring" the variable... so the if statement should be:

<?php
if($name === "Mike") {
  //something happens in here if the condition is met
}

Also you have an extra semi colon after "Mike" so fix that too :)!

Hopes you find this useful!

Cheers and keep coding!

Ted Sumner
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points

Edited by adding <?php for formatting.

Ted Sumner
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Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points
Ted Sumner
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points

You also need a semicolon after your variable assignment:

<?php
$name = "Mike";