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PHP Build a Simple PHP Application Getting Started with PHP Your First PHP File

Joe Ainsworth
Joe Ainsworth
13,588 Points
Posted by Joe Ainsworth
Joe Ainsworth
13,588 Points

PHP Extra Credit - Code Challenge to display date

Extra credit challenge as below

Complete the previous code challenge again, but this time add a paragraph below the headline that displays the current date in a format like this:

Today is Wednesday, October 21, 2015.

The closest I could get was this..

Today is <?php echo date('D, M j, Y'); ?>.

Which output..

Today is Sat, Jan 3, 2015.

I viewed the php date manual but couldn't work out how to show more than 3 characters of the day and month.

3 Answers

jne
jne
12,613 Points

If you take a look at the php manual again the answer is there (http://php.net/manual/en/function.date.php)

Today is <?php echo date('l, F j, Y'); ?>
Philip G
Philip G
14,600 Points

Oh, didn't see your answer. Excuse me.

Philip G
Philip G
14,600 Points
Philip G
Philip G
14,600 Points

A simple look at the documentation helps :) http://php.net/manual/en/function.date.php

A lowercase l (L) should work.

Today is <?php echo date('l, M j, Y'); ?>

Philip G
Philip G
14,600 Points

Take a look at Joakim's answer.

Master Marketing
Master Marketing
1,200 Points
Master Marketing
Master Marketing
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How do you take credit for the extra credit by the way?

Joe Ainsworth
Joe Ainsworth
13,588 Points
Joe Ainsworth
Joe Ainsworth
13,588 Points

I don't think you can claim credit. It's just an extra exercise you can choose to do. It usually requires you to use everything you've learnt to earn the badge.

Master Marketing
Master Marketing
1,200 Points
Master Marketing
Master Marketing
1,200 Points

Joe Ainsworth, ohh gotcha! I thought you can really get credited for it. I was wondering about that for a while now. Thanks! ^^