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PHP Build a Simple PHP Application Creating the Menu and Footer Variables and Conditionals

Posted by Jeff Waite
Jeff Waite
8,257 Points

Following the instructions of Step 4 breaks Step 3, and I'm caught in an infinite loop.

Step 3 asks me to create a variable and set it to my favorite ice cream flavor. Step 4 asks me to change that variable to "Cookie Dough".

With the conditional set, changing this variable breaks step 3, with the following message- "Oops! It looks like Task 3 is no longer passing."

It then makes me fix Task 3, which allows me to go to Task 4, only to break Task 3 again.

I can't get out!

Jeff Waite
Jeff Waite
8,257 Points

I didn't open the "Ask a question" link in a new tab, so I lost my code.

When I went back and redid the challenge, I passed it. Maybe it was a bug, but I also think I may have mixed case in my variables the first time around. Not sure though.

Either way, it worked this time.

1 Answer

Tomas Smalakys
Tomas Smalakys
5,501 Points
Tomas Smalakys
Tomas Smalakys
5,501 Points

Hi,

The code is running from top to the bottom. When you create the variable $flavor = "My favorite flavor"; you need to overwrite it by creating another variable with the same name but different string, so it should look something like this

$flavor = "My favorite flavor";

$flavor = "Cookie Dough";

Jeff Waite
Jeff Waite
8,257 Points

Thanks Tomas for your reply. I actually redid the challenge entirely and passed it the next time around. It was either bugged or I had a typo or something I missed the first time.

I would close the question or mark as answered but I don't know how!