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PHP PHP Basics Daily Exercise Program String Manipulation

Abe Abdelmagid
Abe Abdelmagid
3,181 Points
Posted by Abe Abdelmagid
Abe Abdelmagid
3,181 Points

not working

Fixing this code please

index.php 
<?php

//Place your code below this comment
$firstName = 'Rasmus';
$lastName = 'Lerdorf';
$fullname = $firstName.''.$lastName;
$fullname = $fullname .' was the original creator of PHP'"\n";
?>

1 Answer

Philip Gales
Philip Gales
15,193 Points

Bummer! syntax error, unexpected '"\n"' (T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING) in index.php on line 7

Let's go investigate a String on line 7.

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

If you haven't already caught it, it is the fact you put 2 different strings side by side without concatenating them.

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

Or you could have made it 1 string.

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

Task 2 wanted a space between firstName and lastName.

Task 3 they wanted you to print the sentence, not store it in a variable. By storing it in a variable you are negating the answer to task 2, cause it to fail.

<?php

//Place your code below this comment
$firstName = 'Rasmus';
$lastName = 'Lerdorf';
$fullname = $firstName.' '.$lastName;
echo $fullname . ' was the original creator of PHP' . "\n";
?>
Philip Gales
Philip Gales
15,193 Points

Updated answer to reflect task 2 and 3. Sorry about that, didn't realize my mistake until I looked back at your question.

Philip Gales
Philip Gales
15,193 Points

You're welcome. Vote my answer as 'best answer' if you thought it was helpful by clicking on the checkmark under my answer.