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

Posted by Backston Makuve
Backston Makuve
951 Points

echo the following string inside of the if statement:'Hi;i ma Mike!'

echo the following string inside of the if statement:'Hi;i am Mike!'

index.php 
<?php
$name="Mike";
if($name=='Mike'){
  echo"My name is Mike";
  echo"Hi;i am Mike!";
}

?>

2 Answers

Cindy Lea
PLUS
Cindy Lea
Courses Plus Student 6,485 Points
Cindy Lea
Cindy Lea
Courses Plus Student 6,485 Points

You have to use the exact wording & spacing: (you used a ; )

<?php $name="Mike"; if($name=='Mike'){ echo"My name is Mike"; echo "Hi, I am Mike!"; }

?>

Rohit Gopalan
Rohit Gopalan
81,945 Points
Rohit Gopalan
Rohit Gopalan
81,945 Points

You should write the statements in the following way:

echo "My name is Mike"; echo "Hi, I am Mike!";