Zend Framework Multi Language Integration Steps

Question

I am new to zend framework2 and I am working on a site with multi language integration. Please give me the idea about, how the builtin library and translation file should be configured, and how its can be called from view file

Answer 1

ZF2 has already integrated I18n tools.

How to integrate it

module.config.php

'translator' => array(
        'locale' => 'en_US',
        'translation_file_patterns' => array(
            array(
                'type'     => 'gettext',
                'base_dir' => __DIR__ . '/../language',
                'pattern'  => '%s.mo',
            ),
        ),
    ),

Files *.mo

Following previous step, create a folder and add your en_US.mo (for example) using Poedit (simple and good application)

Module.php

public function onBootstrap($e)
{
    $translator = $e->getApplication()->getServiceManager()->get('translator');
    $translator
      ->setLocale(\Locale::acceptFromHttp($_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE']))
      ->setFallbackLocale('en_US');
}

rq: Personally I use a session to stock my locale but it depends if I need a SEO using language

    // session container
    $sessionContainer = new Container('locale');

    // test if session language exists
    if(!$sessionContainer->offsetExists('mylocale')){
        // if not use the browser locale
        if(isset($_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE'])){
            $sessionContainer->offsetSet('mylocale', Locale::acceptFromHttp($_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE']));
        }else{
            $sessionContainer->offsetSet('mylocale', 'en_US');
        }

    }

    // translating system
    $translator = $serviceManager->get('translator');
    $translator ->setLocale($sessionContainer->mylocale)
                ->setFallbackLocale('en_US');

    $mylocale = $sessionContainer->mylocale;

How to use it

In a view, just type that:

 <?php echo $this->translate("Translate that!"); ?>

Some links to explore

• http://samminds.com/2012/09/zend-framework-2-translate-i18n-locale/
• http://framework.zend.com/manual/2.2/en/modules/zend.i18n.translating.html
• http://framework.zend.com/manual/2.2/en/user-guide/styling-and-translations.html