Using PHP Gettext Extension vs PHP Arrays in Multilingual Websites?
- by janoChen
So far the only 2 good things that I've seen about using gettext instead of arrays is that I don't have to create the "greeting" "sub-array" (or whatever its called). And I don't have to create a folder for the "default language".
Are there other pros and cos of using gettext and php arrays for multilingual websites?
USING GETTEXT:
spanish/messages.po:
#: test.php:3
msgid "Hello World!"
msgstr "Hola Mundo"
index.php:
<?php echo _("Hello World!"); ?>
index.php?lang=spanish:
<?php echo _("Hello World!"); ?> turns to Hola Mundo
USING PHP ARRAYS:
lang.en.php
<?php
$lang = array(
"greeting" => "Hello World",
);
?>
lang.es.php
<?php
$lang = array(
"greeting" => "Hola Mundo",
);
?>
index.php:
<?php echo $lang['greeting']; ?> greeting turns to Hello World
index.php?lang=spanish
<?php echo $lang['greeting']; ?> greeting turns to Hola Mundo
(I first started with gettext, but it wasn't supported in my shared free hosting Zymic. I didn't want to use Zend_translate, I found it too complicated to my simple task, so I finally ended up using php define, but later on someone told me I should use arrays)
