Multi language

gmcms

2005-09-12 22:45

Hi all,
I test a modif to have a multi- lang frontend. I know ... it's not multi-lang content, but I think that it's important to understand the front end if you want to buy products for which there are pics instead of explanation in your native language.

I show you the hack. All expert comments are welcome !

In index.php you add just after extract( $_GET );

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if( !function_exists( 'detect_language' ) ){
function detect_language() {


$available_languages = array(

'de' => array('de([-_][[:alpha:]]{2})?|german', 'german'),

'en' => array('en([-_][[:alpha:]]{2})?|english', 'english'),

'es' => array('es([-_][[:alpha:]]{2})?|spanish', 'spanish'),

'fr' => array('fr([-_][[:alpha:]]{2})?|french', 'french'),

'it' => array('it|italian', 'italian'),

);


define('COOKIE_TIME', 86400 * 30);

if (isset($_GET['l'])) {
$accepted_language[0] = htmlentities($_GET['l']);
} else {
if(!empty($_COOKIE['cookie_lang'])) {
$accepted_language[0] = $_COOKIE['cookie_lang'];
}else{
$accepted_language = explode(',', getenv('HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE'));
}

}

$detected_language = LANGUAGE;

$cnt = 0;



while ($cnt < sizeof($accepted_language)) {

reset($available_languages);



while (list($key, $value) = each($available_languages)) {

if ((eregi('^(' . $value[0] . ')(;q=[0-9]\\.[0-9])?$', $accepted_language[$cnt]))) {

$detected_language = $key;

break 2;

}

}

$cnt++;

}


setcookie('cookie_lang', $detected_language, time() + COOKIE_TIME);


return $detected_language;

}

}

// compute language choice
$ltu = detect_language();
if (file_exists(DIR_LANG.$ltu.'.php')) { // include the right language file
require_once DIR_LANG.$ltu.'.php';
} else {
require_once DIR_LANG.LANGUAGE.'.php'; // default language file to config
}
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In index.php you delete the line require_once DIR_LANG.LANGUAGE.'.php';

So you can :
- detect the prefered language of your browser and check with the languages you choose in $available_languages array
- look at your cookie
- accept index.php?l=xx

Have fun

Senior Security Network Consultant

gmcms

2005-09-12 22:48

I ask a question to myself : is it possible to do the same thing in plugin ? I don't know how to transform this hack in plugin. It seems to be difficult without changing anything in the core code.

Senior Security Network Consultant

re-aktor

2006-09-13 16:51

doesnt work for me... just

Error:
Warning: require_once(DIR_LANGLANGUAGE.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /srv/www/htdocs/web211/html/shoptest/index.php on line 78

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'DIR_LANGLANGUAGE.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/php5/lib/php:/srv/www/htdocs/confixx/html:/srv/www/htdocs/confixx/html/include') in /srv/www/htdocs/web211/html/shoptest/index.php on line 78

mhh i would like to get an english one too.....

bron

2006-09-13 23:53

require_once(DIR_LANG. LANGUAGE.php) will probably working

re-aktor

2006-09-14 05:14

mhh no that doesnt work but ive got an idea which works for me! i have to copy the snippet of gmcms to another place (where normaly the require_once DIR_LANG.LANGUAGE.'.php'; is) and then it works!!!

here is the whole index.php: