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ZoDo .
13,135 PointsCreate a third string named 'fullName' that combines the $firstName and $lastName variable to make the string "Rasmus ..
I have try this code on workspace and seems to work just fine....but still i have errors on the test. any suggestion?
<?php
//Place your code below this comment $firstName = 'Rasmus'; $lastName = 'Lerdorf'; $fullName = "$firstName " . "$lastName "; $fullName .= 'was the original creator of PHP. '; $fullName .= "\n"; echo $fullName ?>
<?php
//Place your code below this comment
$firstName = 'Rasmus';
$lastName = 'Lerdorf';
$fullName = "$firstName " . "$lastName ";
$fullName .= 'was the original creator of PHP. ';
$fullName .= "\n";
echo $fullName
?>
7 Answers
Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherHi there! You're doing great. What if I added this additional instruction? Echo out the final string without changing the value of $fullName. Every time you are concatenating onto the end of the $fullName variable thus changing its value. At the end of this, your $fullName will hold "Rasmus Lerdorf was the original creator of PHP.\n". But $fullName should only ever contain "Rasmus Lerdorf".
Take this example:
$myName = "Jennifer";
echo "My name is $myName";
In this example, I use the value inside $myName and expand it directly in the string I'm echoing out without changing its original value.
I think you can get it with these hints, but let me know if you're still stuck!
Jon Tolentino
5,332 PointsHope this Help Bro!!
$firstName = 'Rasmus'; $lastName = 'Lerdorf'; $fullName = $firstName . ' ' . $lastName; echo "$fullName was the original creator of PHP \n";
ZoDo .
13,135 PointsHi, Jennifer, thank you a lot I have copied your code but it still does not work, seems this challenge has something personal with me :)
Iaan Tatenda Ruwiza
12,712 Pointsit works just add a period to jennifer's code
ZoDo .
13,135 PointsHi Jennifer, well i think i figure it our bu it seems to give me still an error Here is my code:
<?php
//Place your code below this comment
$firstName = 'Rasmus';
$lastName = 'Lerdorf';
$fullName = "$firstName " . "$lastName";
echo "$fullName was the original creator of PHP \n";
?>
Thank You.
Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherHi there! You did get it! Except for some reason, it really doesn't want you to have a space between the new line. So if IO change it to this, it passes:
echo "$fullName was the original creator of PHP\n";
Hope this helps!
Zachary Scott
1,650 PointsI found this to work well:
<?php
$firstName = "Rasmus";
$lastName = "Lerdorf";
//Create a third variable named fullName that combines the $firstName and $lastName variables to make the string Rasmus Lerdorf.
$fullName = $firstName . " " . $lastName;
// 1) Use the $fullName variable
// 2) Display the following string to the screen.
// Rasmus Lerdorf was the original creator of PHP.
// 3) Use an escape character to add a newline to the end of the string.
echo $fullName . " " . " was the original creator of PHP. \n";
?>
Shuvam Roy
2,753 Pointsecho "$fullName was the original creator of PHP.\n";
joo
Python Development Techdegree Graduate 16,498 Points<?php
//Place your code below this comment
$firstName = "Rasmus";
$lastName = "Lerdorf";
$fullName = $firstName." ".$lastName;
echo $fullName. " was the original creator of PHP.\n";
?>