I want to input fields for first name and last name, but I also want them to be displayed together, but I can't quite figure out yet how to make the 2 name variables next to eachother! Here's the code I have for this:
$first_name = $poster_data['first_name'];
$last_name = $poster_data['last_name'];
$name = $first_name, $last_name;
Thanks!
$name = "{$first_name}, {$last_name}";
$name = $first_name." ". $last_name;
The extra " "
is for a space between the two.
$name = $first_name.', '.$last_name;
It's called string concatenation, and in PHP it's expressed like so, with the .
operator:
$name = $first_name . $last_name;
This will print "JohnDoe
". If you want to add a space:
$name = $first_name . " " . $last_name;
This will print "John Doe
".
To combine strings you use the concatenation operator: .
.
$name = $first_name . $last_name;
Though you probably want a space between them:
$name = $first_name . ' ' . $last_name;
echo $firstname . " " . $lastname
to display the name as John Smith