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Omar Juárez
2,737 PointsI don´t understand, i set: <?php echo $name ?> and dosen´t work
Do i need to write html tags? like <p> also do i need to set all the HTML like <!doctype html> <head> <body> etc..?
<?php
$name = "Mike";
?>
<?php echo $name ?>
2 Answers
Greg Kaleka
39,021 PointsHi Omar,
I think I saw someone post this same question earlier. This particular code challenge is being a bit picky - it wants you to use the existing PHP block. It's not necessary to write a new block for every line of code you write!
This should work for you:
<?php
$name = "Mike";
echo $name;
?>
Jeffrey Cunningham
5,592 PointsOh wow, i got stuck on that too. That's so dumb, even the video shows it done the first way.
Omar Juárez
2,737 PointsOmar Juárez
2,737 PointsThanks a lot that was helpfull
Jonthue Michel
1,462 PointsJonthue Michel
1,462 PointsSo their is actually a limit to the php code block?
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 PointsJason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 PointsHi Jonthue Michel,
No, there is actually not a limit on code block, but rather just a very picky challenge that wants everything in the one code block. You just have to be aware of the wording of the questions/tasks. This one said something along the line of "now... add an echo..." but did Not say "in a new code block..." :)
Greg Kaleka
39,021 PointsGreg Kaleka
39,021 PointsHi Jonthue,
Do you mean is there a limit to how many lines of code you can have in a single php block?
If so, none that I'm aware of. You can have many thousands of lines of code in a single php block.