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PHP PHP Basics Daily Exercise Program String Manipulation

daniel Couzens
daniel Couzens
4,759 Points
Posted by daniel Couzens
daniel Couzens
4,759 Points

Task 3 combining strings

What is wrong with this code?

index.php 
<?php

//Place your code below this comment
$firstName  = 'Rasmus';
$lastName = 'Lerdorf';

$fullName = '".$firstName $lastName." was the original creator of PHP.'"\n";
echo fullName;

?>
David Bilson
David Bilson
13,819 Points

A few errors for you to correct to get this to work. I will not give you the answers directly, but will give you steps to complete the task.

  1. Your $fullName variable should be equal to your $firstName and $lastName variables concatanated together, with a space in between. DO NOT place your variable names within quotes.
<?php

$variable1 = 'PHP';
$variable2 = 'is easy';
$sentence = $variable1 . " " . $variable2 . ".\n" 

\\ Outputs:  PHP is easy.

?>

<?php

$firstName  = 'Rasmus';  
$lastName = 'Lerdorf';  
?>

Step 2 seems to be where you are struggling:

"Create a third string named 'fullName' that combines the $firstName and $lastName variable to make the string "Rasmus Lerdorf".

You need to create a 3rd variable $fullName (place it directly underneath the variables $firstName and $lastName).

// $fullName = $firstName and $lastName variables concatanted together with a space in between the words.

//Your final sentence should read:

<?php echo $fullName . " was the original creator of PHP. \n"; ?>

Notice how I have concatanated (joined together) the variable $fullName with the string " was the orginal creator of PHP. \n".

The variable and string are joined together using the dot or period.
Also notice that there is a space between the quote and the start of the string, otherwise i'd end up with:

Rasmus Lerdorfwas the original creator of PHP.

I hope this helps you work it out.

1 Answer

dwayne chomyk
PLUS
dwayne chomyk
Courses Plus Student 8,719 Points
dwayne chomyk
dwayne chomyk
Courses Plus Student 8,719 Points

<?php

//Place your code below this comment - not working for some strang reason $firstName = "Rasmus"; $lastName = " Lerdorf "; $fullName = $firstName." ".$lastName;

echo $fullName . " was the original creator of PHP. \n"; ?>