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PHP

Posted by Amber Alegria
Amber Alegria
2,064 Points

Cannot see result of PHP code in browser

I am watching the PHP Variables video and I have changed the html code to php variables where instructed. Where "Mike the Frog" used to be displayed during Preview, now there is nothing. Anything not PHP is displayed in the browser. What am I missing? Yes, I renamed index to a php file. I even have WAMP installed and online, but I really want to use Workspaces since I am on multiple devices throughout the day. I have scoured the code to try and find careless errors, but I am not seeing anything (doesn't mean it's not there.)

Here is my code for index.php

<? php

  $name = "Mike";
  $location = "Orlando, FL";
  $full_name = "Mike the Frog";
  $name = $full_name;
?>

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset=utf-8>
    <title><?php echo $name ?>| Treehouse Profile</title>
    <link href="css/style.css" rel="stylesheet" />
  </head>

  <body>
    <section class="sidebar text-center">
      <div class="avatar">
        <img src="img/avatar.png" alt="<?php echo $name ?>">
      </div>
      <h1><?php echo $name ?></h1>
      <p><?php echo $location ?></p>
      <hr />
      <p>Welcome to PHP Basics!</p>
      <hr />
      <ul class="social">
        <li><a href=""><span class="icon twitter"></span></a></li>
      </ul>
    </section>
    <section class="main">
      <p>Let's Get Started!</p>
      <p><?php echo "Hello, World!"?></p>
    </section>
  </body>
</html>

If I didn't mark it up correctly, sorry, this is my first time asking a question. Thanks in advance.

2 Answers

Philip Harper
Philip Harper
10,033 Points

Hello Amber,

Change

<? php

to

<?php

That's it. An easy mistake to make, I've done it plenty of times myself. (Still do on occasion)

Hope it helps!

Philip

Philip Harper
Philip Harper
10,033 Points

Another thing I've learned about PHP, that's it really stubborn and unforgiving — unlike HTML + CSS. If your syntax isn't perfect — you'll get an error. Be eagle eyes and check for typos, it's easy to miss the little things.

You'll get the hang of it!

Amber Alegria
Amber Alegria
2,064 Points
Amber Alegria
Amber Alegria
2,064 Points

Thank you. I fixed it and now it works. It would be a glaring error in the first line, d'oh!