Simple math problem

[zimbabweo]

A simple math problem, but I can't get it working. If I enter 50 for $hours and 10 for $hourly I keep getting 400 $weekPay. It refuses to calculate OT pay. I don't understand what's wrong.

 

<?php

$name = $_POST['employeeName'];

$hours = $_POST['hoursWorked'];

$hourly = $_POST['hourlyPay'];

 

echo "<p>Week pay for $name \n</p>";

echo "<p>Hours worked: $hours \n</p>";

echo "<p>Pay rate: $hourly \n</p>";

 

if ($hours > 40)

{

$otHours = $hours - 40;

echo "<p>OT Hours: $otHours\n</p>";

$weekPay = (($hourly * 40) + (1.5 * hourly) * otHours);

}

else

$weekPay = $hours * $hourly;

 

echo "<p>Week pay: $weekPay </p>";

?>

[Jessica]

Turn on error reporting and you'd get: 

Notice: Use of undefined constant hourly - assumed 'hourly'

 

which evals to 0.

 

You've got another one too. 

 

A decent editor with syntax highlighting makes it obvious as well.

Edited February 25, 2013 by Jessica

[requinix]

$weekPay = (($hourly * 40) + (1.5 * hourly) * otHours);

Find your php.ini, set

display_errors = on
error_reporting = -1

then restart your web server and find out what error messages PHP has for that line.

[zimbabweo]

haha!! Works great now, thanks!!

So I was just missing two $ symbols before my variables. Not used to PHP.

 

FYI, i'm using Notepad++. Everything is color coded, but errors don't jump out at me like they do in other IDEs I'm used to.