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

Posted by Yusuf Diyab
Yusuf Diyab
2,485 Points

Not being able to echo (SOLVED)

It says that it cannot see mike's name

index.php 
<?php 
$name = "Mike";

?>

<?php echo $name ?>

3 Answers

hamiltonofiyai
hamiltonofiyai
16,811 Points
hamiltonofiyai
hamiltonofiyai
16,811 Points

Yeah same problem happens for me. So you just have to refresh the page? I entered it as such and it did not solve the problem. I refreshed my page also.

<?php $name = "Mike";

?>

<?php echo $name; ?>

Yusuf Diyab
Yusuf Diyab
2,485 Points

It is some kind of bug in the coding engine.

Daniel Botta
Daniel Botta
17,956 Points
Daniel Botta
Daniel Botta
17,956 Points

You need to add a semi-colon after $name like so...

<?php echo $name; ?>

I hope this helps!

Yusuf Diyab
Yusuf Diyab
2,485 Points

Tried it.. Did not help. Just had to refresh the page LOL

Yusuf Diyab
Yusuf Diyab
2,485 Points
Yusuf Diyab
Yusuf Diyab
2,485 Points

These codding engines do have some serious bugs, it can't printout echo to the screen. I refreshed it then started again, went through the same exact steps.Finally i passed.

Daniel Botta
Daniel Botta
17,956 Points

Okay well glad you got it!