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PHP PHP Basics Daily Exercise Program String Manipulation

Posted by Fabian Pijpers
Fabian Pijpers
Courses Plus Student 41,372 Points

typing a new line in php

php-basics-2/daily-exercise-program/string-manipulation

index.php 
<?php

//Place your code below this comment
$firstName = 'Rasmus';
$lastName = 'Lerdorf';
$fullName = $firstName . " " . $lastName . " " . "was the original creator of PHP <br>";
?>

1 Answer

Ray Karyshyn
Ray Karyshyn
13,443 Points
Ray Karyshyn
Ray Karyshyn
13,443 Points

PHP uses the \n character to create a new line.

<?php
$fullName = $firstName . " " . $lastName . " was the original creator of PHP\n";
?>