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PHP PHP Basics PHP on the Web Date Function

Andrew Dovganyuk
Andrew Dovganyuk
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Posted by Andrew Dovganyuk
Andrew Dovganyuk
10,633 Points

Hmm what is wrong???:0)

Hi guys please, tell me what is wrong with this code?!

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

?>
Dan Barrett
Dan Barrett
10,450 Points
Dan Barrett
Dan Barrett
10,450 Points

Are you getting an error back?

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacher
Jennifer Nordell
.a{fill-rule:evenodd;}techdegree
Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacher

Hi there! I know that the output looks correct, but that's because the data is using today's current date which is in the double digits. If today had been December 9th, your output would look like this: December 9, 2016. But they want it to look like this: December 09, 2016. Note the leading 0 in the second date.

Take another look at the documentation to read about what you need to print the date with a leading zero.

Hope this helps, but let me know if you're still stuck! :sparkles: