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Is gettext the best way to localise a website in php? (only mild localisation needed)

Is gettext the best way to localise a website in php? I'm not using any frameworks, and there are not many words to translate, just two mildly different versions in English.

Solution

  • You can just use a lang_XX.php and include it in your application.

    $lang = array(
    "welcome" => "Welcome",
    "bye" => "Bye"
);

    For other languages, say lang_fr.php, just have something like:

    $lang = array(
    "welcome" => "Accueil",
    "bye" => "Au revoir"
);

    For a small use case, this should be fine and no need for going with .po files. Also, you can define it this way:

    function _($l)
{
    return $lang[$l];
}