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PHP PHP Basics (Retired) PHP Data & Structure PHP Variables

Posted by Robert Tardy
Robert Tardy
553 Points

How do I make "Mike" appear on the screen after setting it equal to $name ?

What else should go with <?php echo $name ?>

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

?>

<?php echo $name ?>

1 Answer

Jeff Lemay
Jeff Lemay
14,268 Points
Jeff Lemay
Jeff Lemay
14,268 Points

What you have will work in reality, but for the challenge they want you to have all the php inside one set of php tags. You're also missing a semi-colon after the echo statement (not necessary in this case but it's always good to stick with best practice).

<?php
$name = "Mike";
echo $name;
?>