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PHP

Posted by varis darasirikul
varis darasirikul
10,832 Points

Troubles with Simple PHP Application Challenge task 3

The message in the final echo command only makes sense if your favorite flavor is the same as mine. Add a conditional around that final echo command that checks if the flavor variable has a value of "cookie dough." (Remember to choose carefully between using a single equal sign and a double equal sign in the check.) Preview the code and, if you have a different flavor, make sure the message disappears. And i already wrote this below.

<?php
$flavor = "cookie dough.";
echo "<p>Your favorite flavor of ice cream is ";
echo $flavor;
echo ".</p>";
if ($flavor == "cookie dough.") {
echo "<p>Randy's favorite flavor is cookie dough, also!</p>";};

?>

It doesn´t work. and i don't know what wrong? and this is link to a Challenge task (task 3) http://teamtreehouse.com/library/build-a-simple-php-application/creating-the-menu-and-footer/variables-and-conditionals

thank you.

5 Answers

Christopher Geary
Christopher Geary
4,531 Points
Christopher Geary
Christopher Geary
4,531 Points

I remember getting stuck on this one too. There is technically nothing wrong with your code, but the "challenge" software is expecting the word cookie dough without the period at the end (i think this is what i did)..

$flavor = "cookie dough.";

Should now be

$flavor = "cookie dough";

And the line that reads:

if ($flavor == "cookie dough.") {

Should new be

if ($flavor == "cookie dough") {
varis darasirikul
varis darasirikul
10,832 Points
varis darasirikul
varis darasirikul
10,832 Points

Thank you so much. I already past it by your answer.

Russell Brown
PLUS
Russell Brown
Courses Plus Student 6,316 Points
Russell Brown
Russell Brown
Courses Plus Student 6,316 Points

I had the same thing happen. I just started over and could not find what I did differently, but passed it the second time. Weird.

Kamal Chaneman
Kamal Chaneman
6,546 Points
Kamal Chaneman
Kamal Chaneman
6,546 Points

Thanks man this really helpful! I got stuck on this for 20 minutes

Jay Killeen
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Jay Killeen
Courses Plus Student 3,725 Points
Jay Killeen
Jay Killeen
Courses Plus Student 3,725 Points

ah that one was hard. It was confusing how to end everything with the semi colons and curly braces. Something that was not really clear by the video. Also when you got it wrong 'Oh bummer' was a very constructive feedback because it made me feel like an arse. Haha. Ohwell, got there in the end.