is xml compatible with php? i don't know anything about xml. any places on
the net i can get a quick overview of it?
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From: Alex Black <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 2:17 PM
Subject: Re: [PHP] building a language pack
> I'm of the opinion that abstracting all "lang-specific" strings to an xml
> file is the easiest, cleanest way to go. that means "layman" authors can
> translate without screwing up your code, and you can get a lot of
languages
> fast.
>
> it's also pretty convenient to get the strings out, and to add new ones.
>
> just assign an id, like:
>
> <string>
> <id>12</id>
> <lang:en>hello, world</lang:en>
> <lang:fr>bonjour, monde</lang:fr>
> </string>
>
> or something :)
>
> _alex
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> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Newsgroups: php.general
> > Date: 24 Jan 2001 10:08:55 -0800
> > Subject: [PHP] building a language pack
> >
> > I'm the author of an opensource php auctioning system and have recently
been
> > receving alot of emails concerning the availibility of different
languages.
> > I was wondering what the best way to build a sort of language pack would
be
> > (one file for french, one for english, one for german, etc). Something
like
> > replacing one file containing the language specs & translations would
> > translate the entire system. I'm just looking for recommendations
before I
> > start asking volunteers to translate the words. Thanks.
> >
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