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PHP PHP Arrays and Control Structures PHP Conditionals Operators

Deniz Jansen
Deniz Jansen
3,355 Points
Posted by Deniz Jansen
Deniz Jansen
3,355 Points

Why ı get an error?

why ı see 'ı do not see the correct output error' ?

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

//add conditional statement
echo "You do not have access to this page. Please contact your administratior.";

if ($username && $role != 'admin') {
  echo "You do not have access to this page. Please contact your administratior.";
}

1 Answer

stjarnan
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stjarnan
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stjarnan
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stjarnan
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 56,488 Points

Hi Deniz!

First you need to remove the first echo (the one outside of your if statement), then you need to use || instead of && inside of your statement. && means AND and || means OR.

I hope that helps :)