Advice on adding multi language support

Hi Guys,

someone has asked me if i can convert a site i did into a multi language one, well a few other languages lol, i never did the site with that in mind so ill need to re-do a fair bit i reckon.

i'm wondering what you guys would suggest would be a way to go about it.

thanks for any input guys

Graham

Depends on how big the site is, and how you want to be able to edit the phrases. You could store the language phrases in a file or database, and reference them in the script. If you aren't going to be changing them often or if the site isn't very big it's probably best to use a file to store them.

// lang.en.php
$lang = array();
$lang['register'] = 'Register';
//etc

Hi Mate,

$lang = array();
$lang['register'] = 'Register';



its not a very big site to be honest so that looks good, how would i make the switch between languages? plus for the other words would i:

$lang = array();
$lang['register'] = 'Register';
$lang['login'] = 'Login';


etc

thanks mate

Graham

You would make individual files for each language. lang.en.php, lang.es.php, etc. When people select a language you set it in a cookie or session and decide which file to use from that. Yes, that's how you add the other words.