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PHP

Posted by wesley shaw
wesley shaw
1,524 Points

What am I doing wrong?

I have tried all sorts, it keeps coming up "Bummer!"

*/<?php $name =  "Mike"; ?>/*


*/<?php echo $name ?>/*
Brandon Berger
Brandon Berger
3,947 Points
Brandon Berger
Brandon Berger
3,947 Points

Erm what is the question?

Ted Sumner
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points

Edited to format code.

1 Answer

Ted Sumner
PLUS
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points
Ted Sumner
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points

There are several things. Remove the /* from your code. You are also missing a semi-colon after your echo statement. I would write the code like this:

<?php
$name = 'Mike';
echo $name;
?>