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Rustam Turaev
Rustam Turaev
4,644 Points
Posted by Rustam Turaev
Rustam Turaev
4,644 Points

Hello Alena question

<?php $a = "Alena"; if ($a = "Treehouse") { echo "Hello Alena, "; } echo "Welcome to Treehouse!"; ?>

How does it display: "Hello Alena, Welcome to Treehouse", when $a is not equal "Treehouse", I don't understand...

1 Answer

Muhammad Ehsan Hanif
Muhammad Ehsan Hanif
8,236 Points
Muhammad Ehsan Hanif
Muhammad Ehsan Hanif
8,236 Points

Hi

You need to use ($a == "Treehouse").

"=" is an assignment operator which assigns value on the left to the variable on the right.

"==" checks if values/variables on left and right are equal.

There is a video here which discuss these in detail, you may want to have a look at that.

Thanks