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PHP

codingwithcats
codingwithcats
3,564 Points
Posted by codingwithcats
codingwithcats
3,564 Points

var_dump($day); returning PHP Warning: date() expects at least 1 parameter, 0 given

Hi all,

This seems like a super silly step to get stuck on, but I can't work out where I've gone wrong.

https://w.trhou.se/k074ac3b6t

When I try running var_dump($day) I get the following message in my console:

PHP Warning: date() expects at least 1 parameter, 0 given in /home/treehouse/workspace/exercise.php on line 15

I've tried the following with no luck: *including date_default_timezone_set() function *changing 'N' to 'D'

Can anyone help?

Dave StSomeWhere
Dave StSomeWhere
19,870 Points
Dave StSomeWhere
Dave StSomeWhere
19,870 Points

Are you trying that from your exercise.php?

Your code is invalid:

<?php
$day = date();  // this is missing the format parameter
// try something below 
$day = date("l");
var_dump($day);
// output
string(6) "Friday"

1 Answer

codingwithcats
codingwithcats
3,564 Points
codingwithcats
codingwithcats
3,564 Points

Hi Dave,

Thanks for taking the time to reply. The screenshot showed up differently than the version of the workspace I was looking at - date () vs date('N') - when I closed and re-opened it worked just fine. Think it may have been something as simple as forgetting to save! facepalm

Kind regards, Clarissa