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Alex Bauer
9,426 PointsI can't seem to practice my PHP code in the workspace in Treehouse, what am I doing wrong?
I have a list.php file that I downloaded and from Treehouse and pasted the code as a new file into the workspace. Then, I copied the code in the lecture while using the list.php file from the same folder by calling it in the new file using the "include" function as shown by the video. When I run the program I get a blank white page. I've even tried using my own local web server, and I looked over the code for errors a tremendous amount of times. I need to fix this if I want to practice, please help.
Alex Bauer
9,426 Pointsthe switch and conditional files are irrelevant since the todo.php file doesn't call them.
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Steven Parker
229,785 PointsDid you try running it from the command line? "php todo.php"? That's what I did and the error message pointed directly to the syntax error on line 5:
foreach($list as key => $item) {
The identifier "key" should be "$key" (with a dollar sign).
Alex Bauer
9,426 PointsYAY!! Thank you so much! I can't believe I missed that, now it's working perfectly. I didn't run it from the command line, next time I will. I appreciate your help very much, thank you,
Steven Parker
229,785 PointsSteven Parker
229,785 PointsTo facilitate analysis, make a snapshot of your workspace and post the link to it here.