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PHP PHP Basics Daily Exercise Program Conditionals

Posted by Kris Muir
Kris Muir
2,355 Points

how is this not correct? why is the editor telling me not to forget my else blocks?

I am really frustrated with the code challenges on the PHP basics. Even when code is valid it never likes it. And the suggestions about what is wrong is usually off and not helpful to what it actually wants you to do.

OBJECTIVE: display honor roll for gpa of 4.0. for less, display the student name and gpa.

<?php $studentOneName = 'Dave'; $studentOneGPA = 3.8;

$studentTwoName = 'Treasure'; $studentTwoGPA = 4.0;

//Place your code below this comment if ($studentOneGPA === 4.0){ echo "$studentOneName made the Honor Role."; } else{ echo "$studentOneName has a GPA of $studentOneGPA."; }

if ($studentTwoGPA === 4.0){ echo "$studentTwoName made the Honor Role."; } else{ echo "$studentTwoName has a GPA of $studentTwoGPA."; } ?>

OUTPUT: Dave has a GPA of 3.8.Treasure made the Honor Role.

index.php 
<?php
$studentOneName = 'Dave';
$studentOneGPA = 3.8;

$studentTwoName = 'Treasure';
$studentTwoGPA = 4.0;

//Place your code below this comment

?>
Mohamed Mathari
Mohamed Mathari
1,251 Points
Mohamed Mathari
Mohamed Mathari
1,251 Points

Can you please put your code inside a wrapper so we can correctly check and help. Thanks!

1 Answer

Mohamed Mathari
Mohamed Mathari
1,251 Points
Mohamed Mathari
Mohamed Mathari
1,251 Points

Your code should look like the following order;

// set an if statement to set IS EQUAL (==) 4.0 
// echo the student name + made the Honor Role
// if this is not the case, then echo something else
// studentname has a GPA of ......
// Basically we have to bind the variable and text like $studentOneName . ' made the Honor Role';

if ($studentOneGPA == 4.0) {
  echo $studentOneName . " made the Honor Role";
} else {
  echo $studentOneName .  " has a GPA of " . $studentOneGPA;
}

Try to do the other one by yourself.