A round about way to provide multilingual support for your site :) ???
FileName :: translate.php
Author :: Adrian Morgan
Description :: Using some assocciative arrays to create a translation
:: page. Shows how to access array elements using a
:: posted variable.
::
DateModified :: 22/04/2004
FurtherComments :: Shows how to pass a reference to a function to affect
:: global variables. This program could be tackled more
:: effectively using a database i.e. MySQL
<?php
//-- Create some arrays -- $word[][] for single words -- $phrase[][] for common phrases -- $text[][] for paragraphs or whole items.
//
$word['Help']=array('En'=>'Help', 'Us'=>'Help', 'Es'=>'Ayuda', 'Fr'=>'Aide', 'De'=>'Hilfe', 'Ru'=>'Помощь');
$word['Submit']=array('En'=>'Submit', 'Us'=>'Submit', 'Es'=>'Rendir', 'Fr'=>'Soumettez', 'De'=>'Gehorchen', 'Ru'=>'Подчинитесь');
$phrase['Cat On Mat']=array('En'=>'The cat sat on the colourful mat!',
'Us'=>'The cat sat on the colorful mat!',
'Es'=>'El gato se sentó sobre la estera colorida',
'Fr'=>'Le chat s`est assis sur le tapis coloré',
'De'=>'Die Katze saß auf der bunten Matte',
'Ru'=>'Кот сидел на красочной циновке');
$phrase['Click for help']=array('En'=>'Click<a href="#"> here </a>for '.$word['Help']['En'],
'Us'=>'Click<a href="#"> this </a>to get'.$word['Help']['Us'],
'Es'=>'Chasquido<a href="#"> aquí </a>para'.$word['Help']['Es'],
'Fr'=>'Cliqueter<a href="#"> ici </a>pour'.$word['Help']['Fr'],
'De'=>'Klicken<a href="#"> Sie hier </a>dafür'.$word['Help']['De'],
'Ru'=>'Щелкните<a href="#"> здесь </a>для'.$word['Help']['Ru']);
$text['Disclaimer']=array( 'En'=>'<h1>Disclaimer</h1>This code example will<ol><li>work properly</li>
<li>give you a starting point</li>
<li>not make your hair grow</li>
<li>not pay the mortgage</li></ol>',
'Us'=>'<h1>Disclaimer</h1>This code example will<ol><li>execute correctly</li>
<li>get you started</li>
<li>not stimulate hair growth</li>
<li>not keep up your repayments</li></ol>',
'Es'=>'<h1>Mentís</h1>Este ejemplo de código va a<ol><li>trabajo correctamente</li>
<li>déle un punto de partida</li>
<li>no hacen su pelo crecer</li>
<li>no pagan la hipoteca</li></ol>',
'Fr'=>'<h1>Refus</h1>Cet exemple de code fera<ol><li>Travailler convenablement</li>
<li>Vous donner un point de départ</li>
<li>Ne pas faire vos cheveux grandissent</li>
<li>Ne pas payer l`hypothèque</li></ol>',
'De'=>'<h1>Verzichterklärung</h1>Dieses Codebeispiel<ol><li>Arbeit richtig</li>
<li>geben Sie Ihnen einen Startpunkt</li>
<li>nicht lassen Ihr Haar wachsen</li>
<li>nicht bezahlen die Hypothek</li></ol>',
'Ru'=>'<h1>Правовая оговорка</h1>Этот кодовый пример будет<ol><li>работа должным образом</li>
<li>дайте Вам отправную точку</li>
<li>не заставляют ваши волосы расти</li>
<li>не платят заклад</li></ol>');
$text['Licence']=array( 'En'=>'<h1>Licence</h1>Use this code freely, the translations may be inaccurate, but it makes a useful learning tool!',
'Us'=>'<h1>License</h1>Use this code uninhibited, the translations may not be accurate, but it makes a useful learning tool!',
'Es'=>'<h1>Licencia</h1>¡Use este código libremente, las traducciones pueden ser inexactas, pero hace un instrumento de aprendizaje útil!',
'Fr'=>'<h1>Permis</h1>Utiliser ce code librement, les traductions peuvent être inexactes, mais il fait un outil d`érudition utile!',
'De'=>'<h1>Lizenz</h1>Gebrauchen Sie diesen Code frei, die Übersetzungen können ungenau sein, aber es macht ein nützliches Lernwerkzeug!',
'Ru'=>'<h1>Лицензия</h1>Используйте этот кодекс свободно, переводы могут быть неточны, но это делает полезный инструмент изучения!');
//
//-- End of array definitions
//
//
//-- Create page content -- Write a form to change the language settings
//
//
//-- Check whether this is first visit or whether language has been changed
//
if(isset($language)) // The user has visited & changed the original language.
{
$submit = $word['Submit'][$language];
write_form($submit); // write_form accepts a reference to $submit.
print $phrase['Cat On Mat'][$language]."\n<br /><br />\n";
print $text['Disclaimer'][$language];
print $text['Licence'][$language]."<br /><br />";
print $phrase['Click for help'][$language];
}
else
{
$language = "En"; // Set the default language for the first visit to the page.
$submit = $word['Submit'][$language];
write_form($submit); // write_form accepts a reference to $submit.
print $phrase['Cat On Mat'][$language]."\n<br /><br />\n";
print $text['Disclaimer'][$language];
print $text['Licence'][$language]."<br /><br />";
print $phrase['Click for help'][$language];
}
function write_form(&$sub) // Accept a reference (denoted by [&]) to a var as the argument.
{
print "<form method=\"post\">\n";
print "<select name=\"language\">\n";
print "<option>En</option>\n";
print "<option>Us</option>\n";
print "<option>Es</option>\n";
print "<option>Fr</option>\n";
print "<option>De</option>\n";
print "<option>Ru</option>\n";
print "</select>\n";
print "<input type='submit' value=\"$sub\">\n";
print "</form>\n";
}
?>
