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Practice PHP String Manipulation

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Introducing the Practice

2:15 with Alena Holligan

Let's practice some PHP String Manipulation to solidify your growing knowledge and make it stick.

It's okay to make multiple attempts before coming to a solution. That struggle to remember what you've learned , and apply it to the situation, is what causes the knowledge to take root.

Course: PHP Basics (Stage 3) String Manipulation


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    [MUSIC] 0:00
    Hey, everyone, Alena here. 0:04
    Practice is vital to becoming a proficient developer. 0:07
    It solidifies what you've learned, causing it to stick in your memory. 0:10
    With deliberate practice it becomes quicker and 0:14
    easier to solve challenges you'll face everyday. 0:17
    So, let's practice some PHP. 0:20
    This practice session is intended to give you additional practice 0:22
    with string manipulation, from the third stage of the PHP basics course. 0:26
    If you haven't taken that course already, or find this practice session too 0:31
    difficult, then review string manipulation from stage three of the PHP basics course. 0:34
    Check the notes associated with this video for additional links and resources. 0:42
    Let's review the challenge. 0:47
    There are four steps to completing this challenge. 0:48
    The index.php file includes a comment for each step. 0:51
    Add your code below each comment. 0:56
    Step one. 0:59
    Create a variable named programmer and set its value equal to Ada Lovelace. 1:00
    Step two. 1:06
    Create another variable named year, and set its value equal to 1843. 1:08
    Step three. 1:15
    Replace programmer in the message string with the variable programmer. 1:16
    And replace year in the message string with the variable year. 1:21
    And finally, step four, display the message string to the screen. 1:27
    At any point, to test out what you've done, go to View > Show Console. 1:32
    And type php index.php. 1:40
    There are no errors and nothing is displayed to the screen yet. 1:46
    Remember, it's okay to make multiple attempts before coming to a solution. 1:53
    That struggle to remember what you've learned, and 1:58
    apply it to the situation is what causes the knowledge to take root. 2:00
    If you do get stuck, 2:05
    I've included additional resources in the notes associated with this video. 2:06
    Go ahead, and give it a try, and I'll show you my solution in the next video. 2:11

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