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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

Don't see what's wrong here.

I copied this from my Workspace where it worked fine. Any thoughts? Thanks!

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

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

4 Answers

Robert Richey
Robert Richey
Courses Plus Student 16,352 Points

Hi Lucille,

The challenge is just being picky. It will not accept two separate php code blocks. For this, we don't need any html either. Just echo the name variable beneath where it is assigned the value "Mike".

Cheers

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

Yes--this was the problem after all. It worked perfectly. I thought I solved the problem before--but was mistaken.

Ayoub AIT IKEN
Ayoub AIT IKEN
12,314 Points
Ayoub AIT IKEN
Ayoub AIT IKEN
12,314 Points

Hey !

Add a semicolumn in your echo command !

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

Thanks, but I just tried the same exact code and it worked now. No semi colon needed after the echo. BUT the semi colon after the word "Mike" is now in 'white' not greyed out like the example I sent above. I honestly think these tests don't always read right. Thank you!

Nick Gyeszat
Nick Gyeszat
1,459 Points
Nick Gyeszat
Nick Gyeszat
1,459 Points

I was having the same problem. I had the code correct but it kept telling me it was wrong. I logged out and logged back in and it accepted the code.