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

narvesh pradhan
narvesh pradhan
2,958 Points
Posted by narvesh pradhan
narvesh pradhan
2,958 Points

I am continuously trying to solve the challenge but still i m not done.

Under the variable $name create a if statement that test to see that the $name variable is set to the string 'Mike'.

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

if(){
   $name = "Mike";
}

?>

1 Answer

Lucas Santos
Lucas Santos
19,315 Points
Lucas Santos
Lucas Santos
19,315 Points

You want this:

<?php
$name = "Mike";
if( $name == "Mike" ){
}
?>

The way conditionals work is like this:

<?php 
if( some condition is true ){
   // then do this code;
}
?>

Also notice how I used the equal sign twice and not one. That is because when you are checking if something is equal to something else you need 2 equal signs. One equal sign is used for whenever you want to set something to something else like so:

$age = 32;

just remember:

= is for setting == is for checking to see if values of something mach

Lucas Santos
Lucas Santos
19,315 Points
Lucas Santos
Lucas Santos
19,315 Points

hey and also quick note if the double == does not work then try triple === to check if it is a "String" as well.