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PHP

Posted by Cesar Gonzalez
Cesar Gonzalez
17,443 Points

Having a problem with PHP Basics Code Challenge: PHP Variables

I have run into a problem with one of the code challenges in PHP Basics. The first part of the challenge asks me to set up a variable in PHP $name = "Mike";

This works out, but the second part is where I'm stuck. It asks me to set up index.php so that it can echo the string in my $name variable.

This is my code below. I believe that it is correctly expressed, but the code challenge editor doesn't register "Mike." Am I missing something?

<?php 
$name = "Mike";

?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <body>
    <h1><?php echo $name ?></h1>
  </body>

</html>

4 Answers

Dario Morbidi
Dario Morbidi
33,072 Points

In the challenge they don't ask to set up index.php... just to print the name. So don't put any html, just add the printing statement to your code.

Cesar Gonzalez
Cesar Gonzalez
17,443 Points

That worked out. I suppose I was jumping ahead of myself. Thank you very much for your help.

Jeremy Germenis
Jeremy Germenis
29,854 Points
Jeremy Germenis
Jeremy Germenis
29,854 Points

Your echo $name is missing something... (wink)

Cesar Gonzalez
Cesar Gonzalez
17,443 Points

One of the tutorials before this challenge mentioned that it was alright to not place a semi colon after a php statement as long as it was only one statement. I realize that it's best to simply put the semi colon after each statement regardless.

However, I've made this fix on my code challenge and it still doesn't register the variable's contents in the output.

This is the code I've used.

<?php 
$name = "Mike";

?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <body>
    <h1><?php echo $name; ?></h1>
  </body>

</html>
Dario Morbidi
Dario Morbidi
33,072 Points
Dario Morbidi
Dario Morbidi
33,072 Points

Hi.

You forgot the ";" at the end of the php statement.

Try this: ... <?php echo $name; ?> ...

Dario

Jeremy Germenis
Jeremy Germenis
29,854 Points

Give a man a fish he will be hungry tomorrow, teach him how to fish and he will never go hungry...

Dario Morbidi
Dario Morbidi
33,072 Points

Sorry, when i posted solution your answer wasn't still visible on my browser. Our man will learn to fish next time.

Cesar Gonzalez
Cesar Gonzalez
17,443 Points

Thanks for the response. I did make this fix on my code but it still isn't registering the output correctly. Take a look at the response that I gave Jeremy.

Richard Stålnacke Larsson
Richard Stålnacke Larsson
6,977 Points
Richard Stålnacke Larsson
Richard Stålnacke Larsson
6,977 Points

I also have a problem with this challenge, and I only write the code that should be necessary for completion:

<?php $name="Mike" ?>

<?php echo $name; ?>

But still, it doesn't register :/

Dario Morbidi
Dario Morbidi
33,072 Points

Check the ";" in first instruction....

Richard Stålnacke Larsson
Richard Stålnacke Larsson
6,977 Points

I make use of the ";" in the end of the php statement

<?php echo $name; ?>

but it still won't register a thing. What am I missing here?