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Trevor Jones
1,962 PointsPHP Basics date code challenge problem: I believe I'm concatenating the date function correctly, but I get errors.
The error I receive is "use the date function" but I haven't done anything different from the last assignment.
<?php
//Place your code below this comment
echo 'Today is ' . date ("F d \, Y" );
?>
1 Answer
Kent Åsvang
18,823 PointsI don't know exactly what you did wrong, but it seems like the escape-slash threw off the code. This worked for me :
<?php
echo 'Today is ' . date("F d, Y");
?>
Trevor Jones
1,962 PointsTrevor Jones
1,962 PointsThank you Kent. I'll give it a try.
Trevor Jones
1,962 PointsTrevor Jones
1,962 PointsThat worked! Thank you. I'm not sure why but I assumed because it had directly asked that a comma be added that I need to provide an escape character to allow it.
The output was still outputting the correct answer, however. So that's what really threw me. Either way though, I appreciate your help!
Kent Åsvang
18,823 PointsKent Åsvang
18,823 PointsThe output is correct with or without the backslash - my guess is that the code tth has written to verify the challenge only checks your input, and has not taken account for escape-characters.