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PHP PHP Functions Introducing Functions Introducing Functions

Ellen Sun
Ellen Sun
1,605 Points
Posted by Ellen Sun
Ellen Sun
1,605 Points

How come the else statement is echoed?

I am following along in the video and have typed up this code in the workspace:

<?php
$current_user = 'Mike';
function is_mike() {
  global $current_user;
  if($current_user == 'Mike'){
    echo 'It is Mike';
  } else {
    echo 'Nope, it is not Mike';
  }

}

is_mike();

When I click on the 'eye' icon, I am taken to a view in my browser that echos out 'Nope, it is not Mike' when it should echo 'It is Mike'. Why is that?

Did I do something wrong in my code?

Ted Sumner
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points

edited to add <?php to beginning of code.

3 Answers

Ted Sumner
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points

Try clearing your cache. People have reported strange cache issues. Also, post a snapshot to your malfunctioning workspace and we can see if we have the same problem. Do that by clicking on the camera icon in the upper right and following the steps to open the snapshot. Then paste the URL here.

Ellen Sun
Ellen Sun
1,605 Points
Ellen Sun
Ellen Sun
1,605 Points

I think it was the cache issue. I chose to follow along on my computer instead of using the workspace. Thanks for your reply!

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points
Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

Weird, I copied and pasted your code exactly and got the correct results. Take a look, here: https://w.trhou.se/p8jblhag3n

Nothing looks wrong with that code.

Ellen Sun
Ellen Sun
1,605 Points
Ellen Sun
Ellen Sun
1,605 Points

Hey Kevin,

Thanks for your reply. I tried the code offline on my computer and it also worked fine, so I think there was a glitch in using the Treehouse workspace, though I'm not sure what could cause it.

Steve Jones
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Steve Jones
Java Web Development Techdegree Student 78 Points
Steve Jones
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Steve Jones
Java Web Development Techdegree Student 78 Points

Yeah, in offline it works.