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Simon Tucker
9,113 PointsHi, I'm a little stuck on the third objective on the if/else statement in php basics.
echo "Hi I am Mike!"
5 Answers
James Gill
Courses Plus Student 34,936 PointsSimon, can you be more specific? Do you understand the syntax of the if statement? Something else? It should be:
if (some condition) {
do something;
}
You know the condition ("test to see that the $name variable is set to the string 'Mike'") and you know the "something" to do (echo out "Hi, I am Mike!").
Simon Tucker
9,113 PointsYeah understand but not sure what the question is asking.
is this close??
if($name == "Mike"){ $name = "Hi, I am Mike!" }
James Gill
Courses Plus Student 34,936 PointsYes, that's close. Do you remember how to use the "echo" command? That's what step 3 is asking you to do--echo out that string. In place of the "do something" in my example above, do that.
Simon Tucker
9,113 Points<?php $name = "Mike"; if ($name == "Mike"){ echo "Hi, I am Mike!" } ?>
is this what they are asking?
Simon Tucker
9,113 PointsHey thanks for that, I forgot a semi-colon..
James Gill
Courses Plus Student 34,936 PointsYou got it! Now remember this feeling next time...
Simon Tucker
9,113 Points<?php $name = "Mike";
if ($name == "Mike")
{ echo "Hi, I am Mike!"; }
?>
correct code.