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PHP Build a Basic PHP Website (2018) Adding a Basic Form Concatenation

Posted by Nicholas Lee
Nicholas Lee
Courses Plus Student 1,713 Points

Remove the four underscores in the echo command and concatenate the remaining text with the variable $fullName. Don't fo

Remove the four underscores in the echo command and concatenate the remaining text with the variable $fullName. Don't forget a space between "is named" and $fullName!

lead character is named " + $fullName; causes "bummer" we don't see

index.php 
<?php

$title = "Dr.";
$firstName = "David";
$lastName = "Bowman";
$fullName = ($firstName + $lastName);

echo "The lead character from 2001: A Space Odyssey is named " + $fullName;

?>
Matthew Bilz
Matthew Bilz
15,829 Points

magnusluca nailed it, but I can't see a way to upscore his answer. Best answer!

2 Answers

magnusluca
magnusluca
2,792 Points

Looking at your variables, you probably need to do:

<?php
$title = "Dr.";
$firstName = "David";
$lastName = "Bowman";
//concatenate into fullName var with spaces:
$fullName = $title . " " . $firstName . " " . $lastName;

echo "The lead character from 2001: A Space Odyssey is named " . $fullName;
?>
Jeff Lemay
Jeff Lemay
14,268 Points
Jeff Lemay
Jeff Lemay
14,268 Points

You used a plus sign instead of a period for concatenation. 

<?php
echo "The lead character from 2001: A Space Odyssey is named " . $fullName;
?>