gettext

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

Lookup a message in the current domain

string gettext ( string $message )

Looks up a message in the current domain.

Parameters:

message

The message being translated.

Returns:

Returns a translated string if one is found in the translation table, or the submitted message if not found.

Notes:

You may use the underscore character '_' as an alias to this function.

Setting a language isn't enough for some systems and the putenv() should be used to define the current locale.

Examples:

gettext() -check

<?php
// Set language to German
putenv('LC_ALL=de_DE');
setlocale(LC_ALL, 'de_DE');
 
// Specify location of translation tables
bindtextdomain("myPHPApp", "./locale");
 
// Choose domain
textdomain("myPHPApp");
 
// Translation is looking for in ./locale/de_DE/LC_MESSAGES/myPHPApp.mo now
 
// Print a test message
echo gettext("Welcome to My PHP Application");
 
// Or use the alias _() for gettext()
echo _("Have a nice day");
?>