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PHP PHP Basics Daily Exercise Program Conditionals

Posted by William J Kelly
William J Kelly
2,935 Points

Apparently I have a syntax error on my ending php tag ?>

For some reason my code is wrong, telling me there is a syntax error on line 22.

index.php 
<?php
$studentOneName = 'Dave';
$studentOneGPA = 3.8;

$studentTwoName = 'Treasure';
$studentTwoGPA = 4.0;

//Place your code below this comment
if ($studentOneGPA >= 4.0){
  echo ("$studentOneNAME has made the Honor Roll");
}
else {
  echo ("$studentOneName has a GPA of $studentOneGPA");

if ($studentTwoGPA >= 4.0) {
  echo ("$studentTwoName has made the Honor Roll");
}
else {
  echo ("$studentTwoName has a GPA of $studentTwoGPA");
}

?>

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacher

Hi there! The current problem is that you're missing a closing curly brace on your first else statement. However, when you fix that you will be faced with several more problems.

So here are some things to check:

  • Check the name of your variable in your first if statement. Remember, capitalization matters.
  • The string about the "Honor Roll" is incorrect. It contains an extra word.
  • The challenge expects you to check for the grade being equal to 4.0, not greater than or equal to.

When these are all fixed, it should pass.

I hope this helps, but let me know if you're still stuck! :sparkles: