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PHP PHP Basics (Retired) PHP Data & Structure PHP Variables

Shahzain Hashmi
Shahzain Hashmi
2,360 Points
Posted by Shahzain Hashmi
Shahzain Hashmi
2,360 Points

Variable Is not echoing

I have named the variable, however when trying to echo Mike's name, it doesn't work. Could you tell me where I'm going wrong?

index.php 
<?php
$name = "Mike";
?>

<?php echo $name ?>

1 Answer

Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,021 Points
Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,021 Points

Hi Shahzain,

I've seen this get people before! The challenge wants you to only use a single PHP block. In real life, there's no reason to only use one, but that's what the challenge is looking for. Your code is otherwise perfect (though it's best practice to always use semicolons!), so all you have to do is mash it together:

<?php
$name = "Mike";
echo $name;
?>