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PHP PHP Basics Daily Exercise Program Conditionals

Posted by Evan MacAlpine
Evan MacAlpine
7,173 Points

Task 1 of 1 not working in PHP basics conditionals code challenge

I can't make this code pass. It seems as though the challenge can see my else blocks as it keeps on giving me error messages that say, "Don't forget to add the else blocks".

index.php 
<?php
$studentOneName = 'Dave';
$studentOneGPA = 3.8;

$studentTwoName = 'Treasure';
$studentTwoGPA = 4.0;

//Place your code below this comment
if($studentOneGPA === 4.0){
  echo"$studentOneName made the Honor Roll";
}
else {
  echo"$studentOneName has a GPA of $studentOneGPA";
}

if($studentTwoGPA === 4.0){
  echo"$studentTwoName made the Honor Roll";
}
else {
  echo"$studentTwoName has a GPA of $studentTwoGPA";
}
?>

1 Answer

Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points

Hey Evan,

For the most part you are correct. it's just a bit of a syntax issue that is happening. PHP likes the opening else to come on the same line and right after the closing brace of the if statement. PHP Docs.

So just move those around and your good to go.

Good job on using the double quotes to evaluate the variable values in the strings. I've seen many questions regarding this challenge and everyone always uses concatenation. So, awesome use of being DRY! :thumbsup:

<?php
$studentOneName = 'Dave';
$studentOneGPA = 3.8;

$studentTwoName = 'Treasure';
$studentTwoGPA = 4.0;

//Place your code below this comment
if($studentOneGPA === 4.0){
  echo"$studentOneName made the Honor Roll";
} else {
  echo"$studentOneName has a GPA of $studentOneGPA";
}
if($studentTwoGPA === 4.0){
  echo"$studentTwoName made the Honor Roll";
} else {
  echo"$studentTwoName has a GPA of $studentTwoGPA";
}
?>

Keep Coding! :) :dizzy:

Evan MacAlpine
Evan MacAlpine
7,173 Points

Thanks Jason! You're right. I'm used to Javascript if/else statements :). Been banging my head against the wall on this one for a bit so the help is appreciated!