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PHP

Posted by Zakai Sabalie
Zakai Sabalie
3,362 Points

PHP Code Challenge: Variables

I have been doing a PHP Quiz. I keep getting a error on this code:

"Bummer! Make sure you're echoing the variable you just set in the last step."

Here is the code that I have produced:

<?php

$name = "Shirts 4 Mike";
echo _name;

?>

I know that I am doing this correctly, I figure that the code challenge is not working properly.

2 Answers

Marcus Parsons
Marcus Parsons
15,719 Points

Hey Zeki Sabalie,

I edited your markdown so it would render on here in a more readable format. You can check the Markdown Cheatsheet for how I did that.

But, it looks as though you are echoing _name when you should be echoing $name. All PHP variables begin with a $ sign and when referencing them, you always put the $ sign before the variable name. So, your code should read:

<?php

$name = "Shirts 4 Mike";
echo $name;

?>
Zakai Sabalie
Zakai Sabalie
3,362 Points
Zakai Sabalie
Zakai Sabalie
3,362 Points

Thank you sir.

Marcus Parsons
Marcus Parsons
15,719 Points

My pleasure, Zeki! Good luck!

Marcus Parsons
Marcus Parsons
15,719 Points

My pleasure, Zeki! Good luck!