multi language site

[sybil6]

so i have to build a multi language site, so i will have multiple subdomains like:
de.mysite
fr.mysite

each of this site will be in a folder, how can i redirect according to user location? for example the deustch guy arrives to the de.mysite site ?
tahnks

[sybil6]

do i need to use a geo localization script?

[helenp]

Originally Posted by sybil6

do i need to use a geo localization script?

My personal opinion, I have a multilanguage site, and I just have each language in a folder as /swedish/index.php etc and I am doing just fine.
I do have flags if persons want to change languages, and all languages have there one backlinks so mysite/swedish/index.php is the page that appear in google.se etc.
Personally I hate when I am redirected, sometimes I want another language, today I was going to copy and paste the link to Oanda in english, however I got all the time the link in spanish as I am in Spain,
think its awful and antiuserfriendly.
Just my opinion.

[tracknut]

Personally I do this via checking $_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE'] in PHP. It's the user's requested browser language, so it only seems natural to make an effort to follow their request.

But yes, the ability to change the language is important, and I certainly wouldn't assume that if someone is physically in country 'X' they therefore want to see a website in language 'X'.

Dave

[sybil6]

im applying geolocalization to the default site ( mysite.net) then all its subdomain dont have the geolocalization script( es.mysite.net, en.mysite.net etc..) so user can choose language after being redirected to its native language(all this assuming he arrives on default site)

[sybil6]

Originally Posted by tracknut

Personally I do this via checking $_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE'] in PHP. It's the user's requested browser language, so it only seems natural to make an effort to follow their request.

But yes, the ability to change the language is important, and I certainly wouldn't assume that if someone is physically in country 'X' they therefore want to see a website in language 'X'.

Dave

yes this is a better option, i'm having problem with google spiders and my location redirection.

[sybil6]

if i use $_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE'] to redirect my site according to the client language browser will this also affect google crawlers ? (because it did affect them when i redirected according to ip (geo location method) )