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PHP PHP Arrays and Control Structures PHP Conditionals Operators

Posted by kaelub baer
kaelub baer
2,194 Points

Without changing the variables, create a SINGLE conditional statement around the echo command that checks

Without changing the variables, create a SINGLE conditional statement around the echo command that checks: That a $username is set. The users $role is NOT admin

index.php 
<?php
$username = 'sketchings';
//Available roles: author, editor, admin
$role = 'editor';

//add conditional statement
echo "You do not have access to this page. Please contact your administratior.";

3 Answers

Jordan Malone
Jordan Malone
3,222 Points
Jordan Malone
Jordan Malone
3,222 Points 
<?php
$username = 'sketchings';
//Available roles: author, editor, admin
$role = 'editor';

//add conditional statement
if ($username == true && $role != 'admin')  { 
  echo "You do not have access to this page. Please contact your administratior.";
}
?>

Hope this helps!

I would also like to point out to the Treehouse Staff that there is no closing PHP tag (I manually inserted it in my answer), and that 'administrator' is misspelled. Currently if you try to correct the spelling on your answer, it will say it is incorrect.

Ella Ruokokoski
Ella Ruokokoski
20,881 Points

you're missing the curly brackets.

Jordan Malone
Jordan Malone
3,222 Points
Jordan Malone
Jordan Malone
3,222 Points

Oh forgot about that! Thank you!

Ella Ruokokoski
Ella Ruokokoski
20,881 Points
Ella Ruokokoski
Ella Ruokokoski
20,881 Points

you have to add an if statement around the echo with the conditions: $username == true && $role != 'admin' which means that both conditions have to pass in order for the echo to run.

sameh salah
sameh salah
4,635 Points
sameh salah
sameh salah
4,635 Points

<?php $username = 'sketchings'; //Available roles: author, editor, admin $role = 'editor';

//add conditional statement if($username && $role != 'admin'){ echo "You do not have access to this page. Please contact your administrator."; }