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PHP PHP Basics (Retired) PHP Conditionals & Loops Conditionals Challenge

Posted by MUZ140996 Simbarashe Gombedza
MUZ140996 Simbarashe Gombedza
3,813 Points

Php basics

Under the variable $name create a if statement that test to see that the $name variable is set to the string 'Mike'.

Bill Pearce
Bill Pearce
2,694 Points 
<?php
$name = 'Mike';
if ($name == 'Mike') {

}
?>

2 Answers

Stefan Hoffmann
Stefan Hoffmann
24,811 Points
Stefan Hoffmann
Stefan Hoffmann
24,811 Points

In case it does not work, can you try === which compares the type, too?

Juliette Tworsey
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Juliette Tworsey
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 32,413 Points
Juliette Tworsey
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Juliette Tworsey
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 32,413 Points

I'm not sure if I entirely understand the full question, but I'm guessing that the task also wanted you to include an echo statement (?):

<?php $name = 'Mike'; if ($name == 'Mike') { echo $name; } ?>