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Ryan Caracciolo
1,206 PointsHow do I combine first name string and second name string to get the value to show for the full name string?
Hi, I am a huge noobie with this stuff, I am stuck on how to show the value for my full name string of the firstname and last name string.
<?php
//Place your code below this comment
$firstName = 'Rasmus';
$lastName = 'Lerdorf';
$fullname =
?>
2 Answers
andrewgabriel
18,106 PointsThe way you add two or more strings together, you use .
$firstName = 'Rasmus';
$lastName = 'Lerdorf';
$fullname = $firstName . " " . $lastName;
You see how I added an empty space string in between both variable in order to leave spacing between then and used the dot to append them and store it in $fullname
Hope that helps :)
Ryan Caracciolo
1,206 PointsThank you so much again Andrew! I really appreciate the help!
Ryan Caracciolo
1,206 PointsRyan Caracciolo
1,206 PointsThank you so much, Andrew! This was very helpful, as I did not realize you had to concatenate the space. I was receiving the space error, so thanks so much. Also would you know why $fullname is not capitalized like $firstName and $lastName?
andrewgabriel
18,106 Pointsandrewgabriel
18,106 PointsRyan Caracciolo There is no specific reason as to why it's not named $fullName however naming variables depends on whoever is writing code. It's best to practice writing names where you capitalize the first letter of every word after the first one however you will come across people who don't so don't let it confuse you. Just make you follow best practices which you are since you noticed this right away. Keep up the good work!