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PHP PHP Basics (Retired) PHP Conditionals & Loops Conditionals Challenge

Posted by David Lackey
David Lackey
1,948 Points

I am confused about this question I am doing it just like the workspace but...

its telling me i am wrong? what can i do differently here? or what am i doing wrong?

index.php 
<?php
$name = "Mike";
if($name == 'Mike'){
  $info = 'Hi, I am Mike!';
}
?>

1 Answer

Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
33,990 Points
Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
33,990 Points

Hi David, you have everything correct except the challenge requires you to echo out the statement, not store it in a new variable, like so:

<?php
$name = "Mike";

if($name === "Mike") {
  echo "Hi, I am Mike!";
}
?>

hope this helps!!

David Lackey
David Lackey
1,948 Points

Thank you! I was getting frustrated and as you can see I'm very new to PHP.

Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
33,990 Points
Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
33,990 Points

No problem David, we can all get frustrated sometimes, just keep with it!! :)