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

Bartosz Jozwiak
PLUS
Bartosz Jozwiak
Courses Plus Student 705 Points
Posted by Bartosz Jozwiak
Bartosz Jozwiak
Courses Plus Student 705 Points

It won't accept my code.

It won't accept this code. Why? 

<?php
$name = "Mike";
if ( $name == "Mike")
{
  $statement = "Hi, I am Mike"
};

?>

3 Answers

Logan R
Logan R
22,989 Points
Logan R
Logan R
22,989 Points

You misplaced your semi-colon.

Instead of putting it after the }, you need to put it after the statement.

<?php
$name = "Mike";
if ( $name == "Mike")
{
  $statement = "Hi, I am Mike";
}

?>

Hope this helps :)

Richmond Lauman
Richmond Lauman
28,793 Points
Richmond Lauman
Richmond Lauman
28,793 Points

Hi Bartosz. In your if statement you have a semi colon where it does not belong and you are missing a semi colon on a statement where it does belong.

Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points

Hi Bartosz,

It's a good idea to post the solution so that others with a similar problem will have the solution.

In this case, it looks like there was 2 more problems beyond the missing semicolon.

You needed to echo the string and it needed an exclamation mark at the end.