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PHP PHP Arrays and Control Structures PHP Conditionals Switch Statements

Posted by Martin Lindsey
Martin Lindsey
11,273 Points

PHP switch exercise 2

Not sure what my error is.

It says "Looks like Task 1 is no longer passing.

switch.php 
<?php
//Available roles: admin, editor, author, subscriber
if (!isset($role)) {
    $role = 'subscriber';
}

//change to switch statement
switch ($role != 'admin') {
  case 'admin':
     echo "You do not have access to this page. Please contact your administrator.";
       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;

   default:
     echo "As an admin, you can add, edit, or delete any post.";

} 

}
Pirvan Marian
Pirvan Marian
14,609 Points

You have a closing bracket at the end... delete the last closing bracket.

1 Answer

Umesh Ravji
Umesh Ravji
42,386 Points
Umesh Ravji
Umesh Ravji
42,386 Points

Hi Martin, you have a few small issues with your code, but otherwise your pretty much there.

You're not trying to perform a conditional check, or assignment inside the switch condition. You're just checking the value, so change it too:

<?php
switch($role) {
   ...
}

Your admin and default messages are the wrong way around, and you have an extra curly brace at the end } that should also be removed.