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PHP PHP Basics (Retired) PHP Data & Structure PHP Variables

Noah Savage
Noah Savage
1,512 Points
Posted by Noah Savage
Noah Savage
1,512 Points

Is there an error on this page?

I don't see where the error is. Even after making the html segment there is no output on the preview.

index.php 
<?php

$name = "Mike";
echo $name

?>
<?php echo $name ?>

<!DOCTYPE html>
<?php echo $name ?>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset=utf-8>
    <title><?php echo $name ?></title>
    <link href="css/style.css" rel="stylesheet" />
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1><?php echo $name ?></h1>
    <p><?php echo $name ?></p>
  </body>
</html>
<?php echo $name ?>

3 Answers

David Tonge
David Tonge
Courses Plus Student 45,640 Points

you aren't closing your PHP statements. There should be a semi-colon after the $name variables.

Noah Savage
Noah Savage
1,512 Points
Noah Savage
Noah Savage
1,512 Points

I thought it might be that, but I thought single argument PHP statements don't require a semi-colon?

ALAS!! I tried it in Firefox and it worked fine. It turns out that something was buggy with my Chrome browser cache. Worked just fine in Chrome when I restarted it. Thank you for your help! :)

Chris Shaw
Chris Shaw
26,676 Points
Chris Shaw
Chris Shaw
26,676 Points

Hi Noah,

While you've said your issue is resolved I noticed you don't have a semi-colon after your $name variables as mentioned by David Tonge , while you're correct in saying you don't need this after single line statements you are missing the semi-colon when you first create the $name variable.

<?php

$name = "Mike";
echo $name; // <-- missing semi-colon here

?>

Happy coding!

Noah Savage
Noah Savage
1,512 Points
Noah Savage
Noah Savage
1,512 Points

Do you mean when I first called the $name variable with echo? I know it's not best practices, but the code will execute properly without a semi-colon following the last statement in a PHP segment. I do understand that carefully entering the correct syntax is paramount, considering that a missing semi-colon anywhere else would certainly serve up a blank/error page. My issue was merely a problem with the browser cache, or some other browser related issue. Someone else may come across the same problem I had. Even with the correct syntax, glitches happen; which is why I'm belaboring the point. Thank you both for your diligence. =)