Internationalization¶
Internationalization is the process to make the human interface of a program in a local language.
PHP includes some internationalization capabilities, via the locale, for dates or money format, or with the ext/intl extension.
Most of the interface translations for application is done with specific components, such as Symfony/translation. Translation of interface messages is part of this concept.
Internationalization is also called i18n, aka i, 18 letters and n. This is shorter to write. This word may be written with a z or an s, depending on the flavor of English being used.
<?php
/* Configure le script en hollandais */
setlocale(LC_ALL, 'nl_NL');
/* Affiche : vrijdag 22 december 1978 */
echo strftime("%A %e %B %Y", mktime(0, 0, 0, 12, 22, 1978));
?>
See also PHP internationalization - i18n mechanisms tutorial, Implementing PHP localization: A complete guide
Related : Locale, Internationalization Functions