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PHP PHP Basics (Retired) PHP Data & Structure PHP Variables

Martin Upson
Martin Upson
1,969 Points
Posted by Martin Upson
Martin Upson
1,969 Points

How do I echo Mike's name to the screen? I don't really understand the meaning of this question.

Is this something I include as part of the h1 <?php echo $name ?></h1>

this doesn't work...

3 Answers

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

You didn't post your code, but the command is

echo $name;
Martin Upson
Martin Upson
1,969 Points
Martin Upson
Martin Upson
1,969 Points

Thanks, Ted,

I'm trying this... <?php $name = "Mike" ?> <h1><?php echo $name ?></h1>

How would you write it?

Regards, Martin

Ted Sumner
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points

Exactly as I did above. Just make sure you use the correct variable.

Sean Do
Sean Do
11,933 Points
Sean Do
Sean Do
11,933 Points

Part 1 of the Code Challenge wants you to create a PHP block code since they don't give it at first.

<?php

?>

Try to memorize this, it's very important when implementing PHP into HTML code or using PHP in general. After this, create a variable and echo it, don't try to echo it with HTML tag even it's common to echo with HTML tag. For this specific challenge, they wants you just echo w/ PHP.

<?php
$name = "Mike";

echo $name;
?>
Martin Upson
Martin Upson
1,969 Points
Martin Upson
Martin Upson
1,969 Points

thanks Sean and Ted. For some reason, it didn't include the code I'd written. I needed to create two separate php blocks, which I found out through much trial and error!

Thanks for your help.

Best regards, Martin