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Mike Zhu
1,840 PointsHow to create a variable in PHP to be a set and hold the concatenation of three string variables
For example, the three variables are: $firstName = "Mike"; $middleName = "the"; $lastName = "Frog",
I want to create a variable called $fullName, how can I concatenate them with space between each variable?
3 Answers
Peter Hatzer
20,837 PointsThe above is best way that Gustavo Jose Morales Carpio showed you, but you could also do this, adding a spaces to the end of $firstName and $middleName it will give you the same answer:
$firstName = "Mike "; $middleName = "the "; $lastName = "Frog"
$fullname = $fisrtName . $middleName . $lastName;
Gustavo Jose Morales Carpio
34,077 PointsSimple way
```$fullname = $firstName . " " . $middleName . " " . $lastName;
Mike Zhu
1,840 PointsSo, can I write like this? $fullName = $fullName.$firstName." ".$middleName." ".$lastName;
Gustavo Jose Morales Carpio
34,077 PointsHi Mike,
You don't need to write $fullname again, just write:
```$fullname = $firstName . " " . $middleName . " " . $lastName;
Mike Zhu
1,840 PointsMike Zhu
1,840 PointsThanks so much!! So, why can't I write like this? $fullName = $fullName.$firstName." ".$middleName." ".$lastName; I just get confused at what time should I write the $fullName again.
Peter Hatzer
20,837 PointsPeter Hatzer
20,837 Points$fullName is just a variable for storing info in, so when you echoing $fullName it will show you "Mike the Frog" because you added the 3 variables to $fullName, instead of you echoing each variable at a time. Variables store information so you can call on it in your script when you need them. hope this helps makes sense.