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PHP PHP Basics PHP on the Web Let PHP Do the Work

Posted by Sherrie Gossett
Sherrie Gossett
14,924 Points

Code yields correct answer, but quiz won't accept it

I've answered this quiz in a number of ways; each time the preview indicates the answer is correct, but the quiz rejects it. Ideas?

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

or....

<?php
echo 'Today is ' . date("F d" . ", " . "Y");
?>

4 Answers

Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points

Hi Sherrie,

Your first attempt is closer. The challenge is expecting 2 separate echo statements.

The problem is that the challenge is expecting the format string to be a single string and not built up with concatenation.

echo date('F d, Y');

What you had will produce the same result but not exactly what the tester is looking for.

Sherrie Gossett
Sherrie Gossett
14,924 Points

Ah, a more elegant solution. Thanks, Jason.

Santis Smagars
Santis Smagars
980 Points
Santis Smagars
Santis Smagars
980 Points

sorry guys..still dont get it..what is wrong with if i write this

<?php
echo 'Today is ';
//Place your code below this comment
echo date ('F d, Y');
?>

Thx!

Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points

Hi Santis,

Your code is correct but the challenge is requiring that you don't have a space after date and before the (

Santis Smagars
Santis Smagars
980 Points
Santis Smagars
Santis Smagars
980 Points

thx very much...

Armando Rosas
Armando Rosas
4,505 Points

Haha I made that same mistake with that space after date.

Kristian Skoglund
Kristian Skoglund
1,146 Points
Kristian Skoglund
Kristian Skoglund
1,146 Points

I might mention that even tho i had the exact same answer it would not accept it as correct. Most probably because php can sometimes get stubborn and you will need to re-type your code to get it to work, as was the solution in my case.

If you can't get it to work with "echo date('F d, Y');" then reload the page, delete the code and type it once again.

samanthametcalfe2
samanthametcalfe2
5,820 Points
samanthametcalfe2
samanthametcalfe2
5,820 Points

Thanks heaps, this was driving me mad. It was right, I just had to refresh and retype.