Task says to replace values of the output, but error says I should not be modifying the output at this point?

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I've tried this task in a few different ways, but I can't seem to pass the lesson. I've included some of the different codes i've tried (one at a time), and each look correct in the preview. However, I get a message then stating the output isn't to be modified.

I think I understand how the arrays work, but it's a bit confusing to whats being asked. How exactly do I replace the values of the output without modifying the output? I re-watched all of the videos to find the answer and can't seem to understand this part. Is there something I'm missing or a specific code order this challenge is looking for?

Please help. Thank you. - Don

index.php

<?php
//edit this array
//$contacts = array('Alena Holligan', 'Dave McFarland', 'Treasure Porth', 'Andrew Chalkley');

$contacts[] = array('name' => 'Alena Holligan', 'email' => 'alena.holligan@teamtreehouse.com');
$contacts[] = array('name' => 'Dave McFarland', 'email' => 'dave.mcfarland@teamtreehouse.com');
$contacts[] = array('name' => 'Treasure Porth', 'email' => 'treasure.porth@teamtreehouse.com');
$contacts[] = array('name' => 'Andrew Chalkley', 'email' => 'andrew.chalkley@teamtreehouse.com');

echo "<ul>\n";
//$contacts[0] will return 'Alena Holligan' in our simple array of names.
echo "<li>Alena Holligan : alena.holligan@teamtreehouse.com</li>\n";
echo "<li>Dave McFarland : dave.mcfarland@teamtreehouse.com</li>\n";
echo "<li>Treasure Porth : treasure.porth@teamtreehouse.com</li>\n";
echo "<li>Andrew Chalkley : andrew.chalkley@teamtreehouse.com</li>\n";
echo "</ul>\n";

////////// Does not see required output
$contact1 = implode(" : ", $contacts[0]);
$contact2 = implode(" : ", $contacts[1]);
$contact3 = implode(" : ", $contacts[2]);
$contact4 = implode(" : ", $contacts[3]);
echo "<ul>\n";
echo "<li>$contact1</li>\n";
echo "<li>$contact2</li>\n";
echo "<li>$contact3</li>\n";
echo "<li>$contact4</li>\n";
echo "</ul>\n";

////////// Output should not be modified
echo "<ul>";
echo "<li>" . "{$contacts[0]['name']}" . " : " . "{$contacts[0]['email']} </li>";
echo "<li>" . "{$contacts[1]['name']}" . " : " . "{$contacts[1]['email']} </li>";
echo "<li>" . "{$contacts[2]['name']}" . " : " . "{$contacts[2]['email']} </li>";
echo "<li>" . "{$contacts[3]['name']}" . " : " . "{$contacts[3]['email']} </li>";
echo "</ul>";

////////// Does not see required output
echo $contacts[0]['name'] . " : " . $contacts[0]['email'] . "<br>";
echo $contacts[1]['name'] . " : " . $contacts[1]['email'] . "<br>";
echo $contacts[2]['name'] . " : " . $contacts[2]['email'] . "<br>";
echo $contacts[3]['name'] . " : " . $contacts[3]['email'] . "<br>";

?>

Answer 1 · 2017-01-06T23:26:23Z

January 6, 2017 11:26pm

Hi there Don, I'm not sure how the engine works underneath, but here's whats wrong with one of them (with fixes).

<?php
echo "<ul>\n";
echo "<li>" . "{$contacts[0]['name']}" . " : " . "{$contacts[0]['email']}</li>\n";
echo "<li>" . "{$contacts[1]['name']}" . " : " . "{$contacts[1]['email']}</li>\n";
echo "<li>" . "{$contacts[2]['name']}" . " : " . "{$contacts[2]['email']}</li>\n";
echo "<li>" . "{$contacts[3]['name']}" . " : " . "{$contacts[3]['email']}</li>\n";
echo "</ul>\n";

The \n by the ul and li tags had been removed, and a space added between the email and the li tag. Your result looked fine, but it wasn't the exact thing that was been looked for.

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Task says to replace values of the output, but error says I should not be modifying the output at this point?

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