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PHP PHP Basics Daily Exercise Program String Manipulation

Posted by Neiv Schwartz
Neiv Schwartz
1,537 Points

Answer to Last Part of Objective

Can you please check my code to see why I am getting an error on the last step of this objective?

index.php 
<?php

//Place your code below this comment
$firstName = "Rasmus";
$lastName = "Lerdorf";
$fullname = $firstName . " " . $lastName;

$newString = $fullname . ' was the original creator of PHP' . "\n";

  echo $newString;


?>

3 Answers

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacher

Hi there! Your code is functional. However, you've done something the challenge didn't intend for you to do. You've introduced an entirely new variable. If I remove that part and echo your string directly, it passes! 

echo $fullname . ' was the original creator of PHP' . "\n";

So you need to remove the $newString variable. :bulb: It's always a good idea in challenges to try not to do anything the challenge doesn't explicitly ask for. Even if works beautifully, it can cause the challenge to fail.

Good luck! :sparkles:

Chris Adamson
Chris Adamson
132,143 Points
Chris Adamson
Chris Adamson
132,143 Points

The extra newString variable isn't necessary:

<?php

//Place your code below this comment
$firstName = "Rasmus";
$lastName = "Lerdorf";
$fullname = $firstName . " " . $lastName;
echo $fullname . ' was the original creator of PHP' . "\n";


?>
Neiv Schwartz
Neiv Schwartz
1,537 Points
Neiv Schwartz
Neiv Schwartz
1,537 Points

That makes sense. Thanks for the clarification, Jennifer and Chris. It's much appreciated.

-Neiv