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

Posted by João Guedes
João Guedes
Courses Plus Student 752 Points

Why it isn't working?

I try this code on the workspace and the name "Mike" appears on the screen. Am I doing something wrong?

<?php $name = "Mike"; ?>
<?php echo = $name ?>
Gloria Dwomoh
Gloria Dwomoh
13,116 Points

Hi Joao Guedes , I marked down your code as it wasn't appearing previously. If you want to know how I did it you can see the video on the right "Tips for asking questions".

Ps. A semicolon after "echo $name" will make the answer perfect.

1 Answer

João Guedes
João Guedes
Courses Plus Student 752 Points

All the code should be in the same php tag, like this:

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