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PHP PHP Basics Unit Converter Arithmetic Operators

Posted by Joel Benitez
Joel Benitez
749 Points

what would cause the syntax error?

what would cause a syntax error when adding $a = $a + 5; / var_dump($a);
I followed the steps of the video yet still come across the same problem.

this is my code :

$a = 5;
$b = 10;

  var_dump($a * $b); 
  var_dump($a / $b); 

$a = $a + 1;
  var_dump($a); /* 5 + 1 = 6*/

$a ++;
var_dump($a); /* 6 + 1 = 7*/

$a --;
var_dump($a); /* 7 - 1 = 6*/


var_dump($a--);
var_dump($a);

$a = $a + 5;  ------ this is where it says I have an error.
var_dump($a);
Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points

fixed code formatting

Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points

Assuming you don't have have anything after the semicolon in $a = $a +5; in your actual code it doesn't look like anything is wrong.

I ran your code without any errors.