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

Brian Platt
Brian Platt
5,009 Points
Posted by Brian Platt
Brian Platt
5,009 Points

Make Sure You Call Your Variable $name

I keep seeing "Make Sure You Call Your Variable $name" but my variable is $name = "Mike";

index.php 
$name = "Mike";

1 Answer

mikes02
mikes02
Courses Plus Student 16,968 Points

You are correct in how you have established it, but because you have not properly enclosed it in PHP tags it is not recognized as a PHP variable. Remember that to execute PHP, it must be contained within PHP opening and closing tags, like so:

<?php
$name = "Mike";
?>
Brian Platt
Brian Platt
5,009 Points
Brian Platt
Brian Platt
5,009 Points

It worked—but it didn't earlier, thanks!