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PHP PHP Basics PHP on the Web Date Function

Posted by Chris Mulcahy
Chris Mulcahy
12,939 Points

PHP basics date_function

Print today's date to screen? Formatted by month day comma year?

index.php 
<?php
echo 'Today is '.date('M d, Y');
//Place your code below this comment
echo 'Today is '.date('M d, Y');


?>

1 Answer

Joel Bardsley
Joel Bardsley
31,249 Points
Joel Bardsley
Joel Bardsley
31,249 Points

You're close Chris, but if you double check the date documentation 'M' outputs a "short textual representation of a month" (the first three letters) rather than the full name of the month shown in the challenge.

Once you've corrected that, make sure to remove the date function from Line 2 and just echo out the date function on Line 4 to avoid potential errors.

Chris Mulcahy
Chris Mulcahy
12,939 Points

Cheers Joel,

I spotted it just after I posted this but thanks for the quick response.