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PHP PHP Basics PHP on the Web Date Function

Walter Cortez
Walter Cortez
4,071 Points
Posted by Walter Cortez
Walter Cortez
4,071 Points

Can't find code...

<?php echo 'Today is '; //Place your code below this comment echo $today = date("F, j, Y"); ?>

index.php 
<?php
echo 'Today is ';
//Place your code below this comment
echo $today = date("F, j, Y"); 
?>

1 Answer

Jacob Herrington
Jacob Herrington
15,835 Points
Jacob Herrington
Jacob Herrington
15,835 Points

Hi Walter,

You were headed in the right direction on this one.

First, your variable $today is not necessary, so go ahead and get rid of that. We don't want too many variables, it is sloppy and can cause problems.

Second, the date function is parsing the commas - so your code is outputting: "Today is September, 27, 2016". The comma after September is unwanted.

Also, the 'j' flag, according to the PHP documentation returns the "Day of the month without leading zeros", whereas the challenge asked for leading zeros. You needed to use the 'd' flag.

Here is your line of code passing:

echo date("F d, Y");
Walter Cortez
Walter Cortez
4,071 Points
Walter Cortez
Walter Cortez
4,071 Points

Thank you for explaining that to me Jacob...I see now what you mean!

Happy coding!