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PHP PHP Basics (Retired) PHP Data & Structure PHP Variables

Lucille daCosta
Lucille daCosta
2,286 Points
Posted by Lucille daCosta
Lucille daCosta
2,286 Points

why isn't this working on the quiz? it's exactly what I did in the workspace. <h1><?php echo $name ?></h1>

Can't see why this is wrong on the quiz. I actually copied and pasted from my Treehouse workspace.

The top (which was marked correct) is <?php $name= "Mike"; ?> Thanks Lu

index.php 
<?php
  $name= "Mike";
?>

<h1><?php echo $name ?> </h1>

4 Answers

William Li
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William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points
William Li
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points

Hi Lucille daCosta , you should do this instead.

<?php
  $name= "Mike";
  echo $name;
?>

Putting both line together. It's not to say that what you originally did is wrong, but I think the grader is looking for output in particular format, otherwise it won't let you pass.

Jessica H
Jessica H
16,612 Points
Jessica H
Jessica H
16,612 Points

I"m not sure. Its been a few days since I did it but I passed with:

<?php $name = "mike"; ?>

<p><?php echo $name; ?></p>

Of course, this is not working anymore since I just tried it again.

Jessica H
Jessica H
16,612 Points
Jessica H
Jessica H
16,612 Points

Oh sorry. My code isn't showing up. And I dont know how to use this discussion board well.

but I thought I used 'p' tags and semi colons.

I passed now with William Li's code.

Lucille daCosta
Lucille daCosta
2,286 Points
Lucille daCosta
Lucille daCosta
2,286 Points

Thanks. I'll try again--I think the checker is acting strange!

Andrew Rady
Andrew Rady
20,880 Points
Andrew Rady
Andrew Rady
20,880 Points

Hey Lucille,

If you were writing for a normal html page the code would work (Just tested it!) but in the challenge I think they want you to just use php and not mixing it with html. I just echoed the variable out with an echo in the php tags like so

<?php 
$name = "Mike";
echo $name;
?>

and it worked!