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Rick Ramsay
3,447 PointsTrying to echo "Mike" to screen with variable set to <?php $name = "Mike"; ?> <php? echo $name?> does not work.
php basics challenge 2 variables won't print to screen
<?php $name= "Mike"; ?>
<h1><?php echo $name ?></h1>
2 Answers
Marcus Parsons
15,719 PointsHi Rick,
The simplest way to echo Mike's name out to the screen is to just add the echo command after you created the $name variable. The challenge doesn't allow you to put HTML elements in there, just yet.
<?php
$name = "Mike";
echo $name;
?>
Rick Ramsay
3,447 PointsThanks Marcus, I got it.
Marcus Parsons
15,719 PointsAwesome! :)