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PHP PHP Basics PHP on the Web Date Function

Posted by Jonathan DeAscentis
Jonathan DeAscentis
7,421 Points

I get the correct output, but answer is not accepted.

Keep getting Bummer!

index.php 
<?php
echo 'Today is ';
//Place your code below this comment
echo date("F j, Y");

?>

1 Answer

Joel Bardsley
Joel Bardsley
31,249 Points
Joel Bardsley
Joel Bardsley
31,249 Points

You should double check the documentation for the 'day' format. Note the example in the challenge itself:

Example: Today is July 04, 2016

'j' in the date() function corresponds to "Day of the month without leading zeros", so while you're seeing the correct output format for today's date (November 30, 2016), it wouldn't look correct for tomorrow's date (it would say December 1, 2016)