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PHP Build a Simple PHP Application Getting Started with PHP Getting Started With PHP

Posted by Bruce Gordon
Bruce Gordon
6,850 Points

Video and code challenge don't match.

In the code challenge there is a space and a question mark after the word echo, but in the video there is only a space after the word echo and before the quote. I typed exactly what the video said to do into Notepad ++ and then tried to type it back in the code challenge and it didn't work.

2 Answers

Victor Rodriguez
Victor Rodriguez
15,015 Points
Victor Rodriguez
Victor Rodriguez
15,015 Points

that particular code challenge works as such <?php echo "Shirts 4 Mike" ?> php tags may be in the format <?php ?> or <? ?> for short tags. all code goes between the two question marks with at least a space between the ? and the code, but it may be new lines, spaces, or a combination of the two.

Alan Fox
Alan Fox
10,214 Points
Alan Fox
Alan Fox
10,214 Points

On a side note: Some servers require the full <?php and will reject the short rage <? . So its a good idea to always use the full version in case you ever migrate your website to another server.