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Roswell67 + · 02-05-2009, 03:47 AM

Hi,
I was wondering, how can i make the website get viewed in two different languages? like give the user the choice to choose between 2 languages... can anyone help me on that? I have both the language files.. but I don't know how to implement what i want to do.

Thanks in advance..

Lhotch + · 02-05-2009, 09:43 AM

There is no way built in to automate the lang switching for a user but all it takes to see the site in a different language is to append ?language=english after the URL. Replace english with what ever language you want to see.

The big question I always for people who want to do this is WHY?

When someone goes to your site and places an ad, what they enter in the ad fields is whats going to be stored in the database and in turn be shown to site visitors regardless of what you site displays its text in.

So, while having a site able to display navigation in multiple languages helps people get around it does nothing to help them read the ads.

Roswell67 + · 02-05-2009, 05:23 PM

well, see I live in an arab country, so both English and arabic is used. But people would prefer a language over the other, even though they can understand both. So it's only about the navigation.

Anyways... It works, what just told me. but it's not showing my banner.
Whenever I insert that line in the address, the banner on the home page does not show.

anyway to fix that?

02-05-2009, 03:47 AM	#1
Roswell67 + Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 16 Rep Power: 13	how to have two languages? Hi, I was wondering, how can i make the website get viewed in two different languages? like give the user the choice to choose between 2 languages... can anyone help me on that? I have both the language files.. but I don't know how to implement what i want to do. Thanks in advance..

02-05-2009, 09:43 AM	#2
Lhotch + curmudgeon Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,416 Rep Power: 139	There is no way built in to automate the lang switching for a user but all it takes to see the site in a different language is to append ?language=english after the URL. Replace english with what ever language you want to see. The big question I always for people who want to do this is WHY? When someone goes to your site and places an ad, what they enter in the ad fields is whats going to be stored in the database and in turn be shown to site visitors regardless of what you site displays its text in. So, while having a site able to display navigation in multiple languages helps people get around it does nothing to help them read the ads. __________________ Larry Knowledge *learned* is more valuable than knowledge *given*.

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02-05-2009, 05:23 PM	#3
Roswell67 + Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 16 Rep Power: 13	well, see I live in an arab country, so both English and arabic is used. But people would prefer a language over the other, even though they can understand both. So it's only about the navigation. Anyways... It works, what just told me. but it's not showing my banner. Whenever I insert that line in the address, the banner on the home page does not show. anyway to fix that?

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