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PHP PHP Basics Daily Exercise Program String Manipulation

Walter Cortez
Walter Cortez
4,071 Points
Posted by Walter Cortez
Walter Cortez
4,071 Points

Need help...Thank you!

<?php

//Place your code below this comment $firstName = "Rasmus"; $lastName = "Lerdorf";

$fullname = "$firstName $lastName";

echo "$fullname was the original creator of PHP" . '\n';

?>

index.php 
<?php

//Place your code below this comment
$firstName = "Rasmus";
$lastName = "Lerdorf";

$fullname = "$firstName $lastName";

echo "$fullname was the original creator of PHP" . '\n';

?>

1 Answer

Casey Ydenberg
Casey Ydenberg
15,622 Points
Casey Ydenberg
Casey Ydenberg
15,622 Points

The problem comes from the difference between how single and double quotes are treated in PHP. Can you get the rest of the way?

Walter Cortez
Walter Cortez
4,071 Points
Walter Cortez
Walter Cortez
4,071 Points

Yes, I'm aware of that Casey but, still doesn't answer my task. I'm not sure if I'm missing something or something is in the wrong place lol.

Thanks

Casey Ydenberg
Casey Ydenberg
15,622 Points
Casey Ydenberg
Casey Ydenberg
15,622 Points

Well, in addition to being able to use variables within double quotes, there's one more difference. Your \n is treated "literally" - ie the output is really \n and not a newline character.