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Why it's not working ?
<?php
//Available roles: admin, editor, author, subscriber
if (!isset($role)) {
$role = 'subscriber';
}
//change to switch statement
if ($role != 'admin') {
echo "You do not have access to this page. Please contact your administrator.";
} else {
switch ($role) {
case 'admin':
echo "As an admin, you can add, edit, or delete any post.";
break;
case 'editor':
echo "As an editor, you can add or edit any post, and delete your own posts.";
break;
case 'author':
echo "As an author, you can add, edit, or delete your own post.";
break;
case 'default':
echo "You do not have access to this page. Please contact your administrator.";
}
}
?>
1 Answer
Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherHi there! The if statement that checks if the "role" is set to admin was supposed to be removed completely and converted to a switch statement. Try removing this part and give it another shot! Hope this helps!
edited for additional note
Also, your default statement is incorrect. You're asking if the user role is equal to "default", not saying what happens as a default action. Instead of case 'default'
that should be just default: