Level 75
Propably you don't have enable short_open_tag in your php.ini on our server
Try this
<li><strong><?php echo $key; ?></strong> <?php echo $feature; ?></li>
May 5, 2020
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Level 7
Php returning empty array?
Following along in the php series there's homework about arrays.
When I run the code (that's replicated from the video) it's outputting an empty array, not sure why that's happening? Any idea what im doing wrong?
index.php
<?php
$person = [
'age' => 31,
'height' => 5,
'profession' => 'unkown'
];
require 'index.view.php';
index.view.php
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Document</title>
</head>
<body>
<ul>
<?php foreach ($person as $key => $feature) : ?>
<li><strong><?= $key; ?></strong> <?= $feature; ?></li>
<?php endforeach; ?>
</ul>
</body>
</html>
Level 14
Hey @pt-83 I did the following just to try and replicate your error.
<?php
$person = [
'age' => 31,
'height' => 5,
'profession' => 'unknown'
];
?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Document</title>
</head>
<body>
<ul>
<?php foreach ($person as $key => $feature) : ?>
<li><strong><?= $key; ?></strong> <?= $feature; ?></li>
<?php endforeach; ?>
</ul>
</body>
</html>
I put it all in the same file test.php and it worked printing the
require 'index.view.php';
incorrectly, double check that your require 'index.view.php' has the correct path to it, you may need to double check its not a require '../views/index.view.php'; or something I know jeffery will typically put views in their own directory.
Level 7
@michaloravec unfortunately, it's still showing a bullet but with no data from the array.
Level 7
Hi @james_moore, I am getting the bullet list also but the problem is it's not passing the array data to the list for some reason.
Level 14
@pt-83 Hey comment out the html markup
<!-- html goes here -->
and do a
<?php var_dump($person) ?>
to make sure $person is getting passed to the view to begin with
Level 14
Level 7
@james_moore after var_dump nothing is happening and the 4 bullet list is still showing with no additional data.
Also I noticed this on localhost Closed without sending a request; it was probably just an unused speculative preconnection not sure if that's causing an issue.
I also edited the <?= $key; ?> to use <?php tags instead
Level 14
So nothing at all gets printed from the https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.var-dump.php ok cool try doing exactly what I did in my example above and see what happens put everything in one file.
Level 14
make sure your php server is running as well :)) php -S localhost:8000
Level 7
I tried but nothing the same things occur. The bulleted list with no data from the array being passed. I have a funny feeling this is a localhost issue on my end. I will try and diagnose and see what I can come up with.
Level 75
Yeah propably it's really something with you localhost.
Level 23
@pt-83 try this
<ul>
<?php foreach ($person as $key => $feature): ?>
<li><strong><?php $key; ?></strong> <?php $feature; ?></li>
<?php endforeach; ?>
</ul>
Level 7
Hi all, thanks for your assistance. I am not sure what I did wrong here, but I moved on with the tutorial lesson and got it to work with different data. I did tinker with localhost which could have solved the issue also.
Consider this closed.
Thank you all.
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