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

Posted by Grant Jordan
Grant Jordan
261 Points

Mike not displayed in output

This is the code I input,

<?php

$name = "Mike";

?>

<p><?php echo $name ?></p>

I was told I input the variable correctly but when I echo It says that Mike's name isn't displayed and asks if I input something else. What did I do wrong? I also tried using; 

<?php

$name = "Mike";

?>

<?php echo $name ?>

3 Answers

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

Hi Grant,

The challenge is simply asking for you to echo out the $name variable within the same code block so instead you just need the below.

<?php

$name = "Mike";
echo $name;

?>
Joey L.
Joey L.
4,601 Points
Joey L.
Joey L.
4,601 Points

Echo statements need a semi-colon at the end just like other PHP statements.

<?php echo $name; ?>
Grant Jordan
Grant Jordan
261 Points
Grant Jordan
Grant Jordan
261 Points

Thanks so much for your responses guys. I was over-analyzing and forgetting the semi-colon.