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John Wunder
1,660 PointsMessage Bummer! You must use the built-in date function invalidly displayed
Tried typing this in 6 ways from Sunday all with the date function but cannot get past this screen. https://teamtreehouse.com/library/php-basics-2/php-on-the-web/date-function
<?php
echo 'Today is ';
//Place your code below this comment
echo date ('M d, Y');
?>
3 Answers
Unsubscribed User
19,024 PointsHi,
Bit odd but it works for me without the space after date
<?php
echo 'Today is ';
//Place your code below this comment
echo date('F d, Y');
?>
John Wunder
1,660 PointsThank you....that was a combination I had not tried...I for whatever reason automatically put the space in. Taking it out fixed. Have a good night.
Oliwer Bendelin
6,390 PointsThis task is quite tricky, but since it wants your to display the whole month and not just the 3 first letter, you need to use 'F' as the format character, like this:
<?php
echo 'Today is ';
//Place your code below this comment
echo date ('F d, Y')
?>
You can check this site for more format characters: http://php.net/manual/en/function.date.php
John Wunder
1,660 PointsYeah I had tried that should have pasted that one in. Tried a bunch of ways of formatting it including updating the first line, concatenating the second line, using echo to write just the date, the date and Today is and a few others. I always get the not using built-in date. Here's the current failing program. <?php echo 'Today is ' ; //Place your code below this comment echo date ('F d, Y'); ?> As a suggestion give a frustration button that gives me the answer so I can off this damn page, know what I screwed up and move on.
I'm just going to skip it. My preview looks fine and I think the check work routine is broke.
Alexander Nygaard
988 PointsI agree with solution, but mine did not pass until I removed the space between date and ( E.g.
<?php
echo 'Today is ';
//Place your code below this comment
echo date('F d, Y')
?>
Meanwhile this was considered incorrect:
<?php
echo 'Today is ';
//Place your code below this comment
echo date ('F d, Y')
?>
It also baffles me that the original guide uses " instead of ', as I read in the other topics about this issue, that ' is the only correct use.
Scott McGrath
Courses Plus Student 2,164 PointsI was getting this wrong and it was only because I was using a capital D for the date function. (facepalmslap)
John Wunder
1,660 PointsJohn Wunder
1,660 PointsYeah I had tried that first should have pasted that one in. Tried a bunch of ways of formatting it including updating the first line, concatenating the second line, using echo to write just the date, the date and Today is and a few others. I always get the not using built-in date. Here's the current failing program. <?php echo 'Today is ' ; //Place your code below this comment echo date ('F d, Y'); ?> As a suggestion give a frustration button that gives me the answer so I can off this damn page, know what I screwed up and move on.