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

Edgar Burton
Edgar Burton
1,615 Points
Posted by Edgar Burton
Edgar Burton
1,615 Points

I can't seem to echo Mike's name to the screen.

used the following code:

<?php

$name = "Mike";

?>

<p><?php echo $name ?></p>

index.php 
<?php

$name = "Mike";
$location = "Orlando, FL";
$full_name = "Mike The Frog";


?>

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset=utf-8>
    <title><?php echo $name ?> | Treehouse Profile</title>
    <link href="css/style.css" rel="stylesheet" />
  </head>

  <body>
    <section class="sidebar text-center">
      <div class="avatar">
        <img src="img/avatar.png" alt=<?php echo $name ?>>
      </div>
      <h1><?php echo $name ?></h1>
      <p><?php echo $location ?></p>
      <hr />
      <p>Welcome to PHP Basics!</p>
      <hr />
      <ul class="social">
        <li><a href=""><span class="icon twitter"></span></a></li>
      </ul>
    </section>
    <section class="main">
      <p>Let's Get Started!</p>
      <p><?php echo "Hello, World!"?></p>
    </section>
  </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Stephen O'Connor
Stephen O'Connor
22,291 Points
Stephen O'Connor
Stephen O'Connor
22,291 Points

You need to put variables in double quotes to echo them, e.g. 

<?php echo "$name"; ?>