RE: [PHP] software localization with PHP

You can use constants: in your language file define("HELLO", OLA); in your script which includes the language file you can write $greeting = HELLO . " $first_name"; print $greeting; Kevin Leavell kevin@ldigitaldesign.com P 406.829.8989 C 406.240.4595 ---> -----Original Message----- ---> From: Tao [mailto:taoliang@cdr.stanford.edu] ---> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 9:50 PM ---> To: php-general@lists.php.net ---> Subject: [PHP] software localization with PHP ---> ---> ---> Hi all, ---> ---> I have a question about localizing PHP scripts. I understand ---> that for basic ---> localization one can have a "strings" file for each language, ---> which contains ---> string variables and values such as: ---> <?php ---> $title = "Welcome!"; ---> $error = "An error occurred."; ---> ?> ---> ---> Then, in the scripts just "include" the language file at the ---> beginning and ---> simply call the strings by their variable names. The issue I ---> have is when ---> embedding variables within these strings. Suppose I need to ---> call the user ---> by his/her first name, in the strings file I would have a variable like ---> this: ---> $greeting = "Welcome! $first_name"; ---> ---> The problem is, the strings file is loaded at the beginning of ---> the script ---> before $first_name was set, so the $greeting string will come out as ---> "Welcome! ", with $first_name being an empty string. Even if ---> I loaded the ---> strings file after the $first_name variable is set, the problem still ---> remains - when $first_name variable is changed, the strings ---> file has to be ---> reloaded. ---> ---> What is the best way of dealing with this problem? Is there a ---> place to find ---> "best practices" on localizing PHP software? ---> ---> Tao ---> ---> ---> ---> -- ---> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) ---> To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net ---> For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net ---> To contact the list administrators, e-mail: ---> php-list-admin@lists.php.net