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PHP

Posted by Tyrone Taylor
Tyrone Taylor
Courses Plus Student 11,792 Points

php

how do I echo 'Hi,I am Mike' in this code

<?php
$name = "Mike";
if (string==Mike){

}
?>
James Gill
James Gill
Courses Plus Student 34,936 Points

Tyrone,

Try writing it out in plain English first, instead of code:

name equals Mike

if name equals Mike
    echo Mike

Then try coding that. This helps me often, and I think it's a valuable skill to have, especially when the problem is much larger.

2 Answers

Aimee Ault
Aimee Ault
29,193 Points

Hi Tyrone!

To use echo, you just do the following:

<?php
echo("Hi, I am Mike");
?>

or you can have it output the name stored in your name variable like this:

<?php
echo("Hi, I am ".$name);
?>

However, in your code I noticed a different issue that might cause you problems. You have:

<?php
if (string==Mike) {
}
?>

I think what you want here is:

<?php
if ($name == "Mike") {
}
?>

Variable names in PHP start with a $ and strings need to be enclosed in either single or double quotes (' and ") or else the interpreter doesn't evaluate them as strings :)

Tim Knight
Tim Knight
28,888 Points
Tim Knight
Tim Knight
28,888 Points

Note that I changed your condition to make it true.

<?php
$name = "Mike";
if ($name=="Mike"){
  echo "Hi, I am " . $name;
}
?>