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PHP PHP Basics Daily Exercise Program Conditionals

Posted by James Williamson
James Williamson
1,486 Points

preview of code works but exercise fails

When I run the preview of the code the results are correct. I can change the condition and still get the result I would expect but the exercise fails with

You need to check that $studentOneGPA = 4.0

Can you advise what I'm doing wrong

index.php 
<?php
$studentOneName = 'Dave';
$studentOneGPA = 3.8;

$studentTwoName = 'Treasure';
$studentTwoGPA = 4.0;

//Place your code below this comment
If ($studentOneGPA == 4.0 ) { echo $studentOneName . " made the Honor Roll" ;  }
   else { echo $studentOneName . " has a GPA of ",$studentOneGPA . " " ;}

If ($studentTwoGPA == 4.0 ) { echo $studentTwoName . " made the Honor Roll" ; }
   else { echo $studentTwoName . " has a GPA of " .  $studentTwoGPA ;}
?>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points

You're really close! But since the language is case-sensitive, "If" (with a capital "I") is not the same thing as "if" (with lower-case "i"). Just remove the capitalization from those keywords and you'll pass.

James Williamson
James Williamson
1,486 Points

Thank you Steven. Much appreciated Regards Jim

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points

James Williamson — Glad to help. You can mark a question solved by choosing a "best answer".
And happy coding!