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

Posted by Yıldırım Başar Unal
Yıldırım Başar Unal
1,294 Points

whats wrong about my code?

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

<?php echo $name; ?>

index.php 
<?php

  $name = "Mike";

?>

<?php echo $name ?>

1 Answer

Ted Sumner
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points

You have no semicolon after your echo line:

<?php
echo $name;
?>

Formatting your code would really help you. Formatting helps you see what is going on. Compare how I would write it with what you wrote:

// My code
<?php
$name = "Mike";
echo $name;
?>

// Your code
<?php

  $name = "Mike";

?>

<?php echo $name ?>