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PHP PHP Arrays and Control Structures PHP Conditionals Operators

Posted by Nobody Tebulo
Nobody Tebulo
13,233 Points

Use the negation operator to check that $role is NOT EQUAL to "admin".

where am i suppose to place $role

index.php 
<?php
$username = 'sketchings';
//Available roles: author, editor, admin
$role = 'editor';

//add conditional statement
if($username=='sketching' && $role!='editor'){

 echo"not admin";
  }

else{
echo "You do not have access to this page. Please contact your administrator.";
}

1 Answer

Nazim Mohamed
Nazim Mohamed
1,014 Points
Nazim Mohamed
Nazim Mohamed
1,014 Points

$role!='editor')

You wan't to check that role isn't equal to admin