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[Snippet] Switch language with URL - V I R U S - 03-01-2018
Some people around net are digging about how to make their website using multiple languages and allow users to switch this from within URL without modifying routes, adding new routes or using some prefixes/parameters in your controllers.
Some examples on what we are trying to get:
http://example.com/content - content with default language
http://example.com/en/content - content with english language
http://example.com/de/content - content with german language
http://example.com/ru/content - content with russian language
The simple trick is in modifying query url and checking if first element is withing langeages list. Then just to remove this one, to get modified url parameter.
First, you will need to alter your "config.php" file and add a list of all available languages.
Code:
$config['language'] = 'english';
$config['languages'] = [
'english' => 'en',
'german' => 'de',
'russian' => 'ru'
];Now we will have to create new file "MY_Router.php" in "/application/core" folder, with following content:
Code:
<?php
defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
class MY_Router extends CI_Router {
protected function _parse_routes()
{
// Language detection over URL
if($this->uri->segments[1] == $this->config->config['language']) {
unset($this->uri->segments[1]);
}
if(array_search($this->uri->segments[1], $this->config->config['languages'])) {
$this->config->config['language'] = array_search($this->uri->segments[1], $this->config->config['languages']);
unset($this->uri->segments[1]);
}
// Return default function
return parent::_parse_routes();
}
}Thats it. Now for example default "welcome" route will be accessible thru "/", "/en", "/de", "/ru" url, you will just have to add some text
There is also some other magic, how you can use your Database to get all text translated
Enjoy!
RE: [Snippet] Switch language with URL - Elias - 03-21-2018
It's a good solution! Thank you for that!
RE: [Snippet] Switch language with URL - alamowais - 05-21-2018
Use the codeigniter language library with this class extension: URI Language Identifier. I also use this controller for switching the language
class LangSwitch extends CI_Controller {
public function __construct() {
parent::__construct();
}
public function switchLanguage($language = "") {
$this->load->library('user_agent');
$referrer = $this->agent->referrer();
$l = substr($referrer, strlen(base_url()));
if(isset($referrer)){
preg_match('/\/(.+)$/i',$l,$match);
$redirect_url;
if (empty($match)) {
redirect(base_url().$language ,'refresh');
}
else{
$redirect_url = base_url().$language.$match[1];
}
redirect($redirect,'refresh');
}else{
redirect(base_url(),'refresh');
}
}
}
RE: [Snippet] Switch language with URL - Abin2015 - 11-10-2019
site_url() and base_url() function
not work....
RE: [Snippet] Switch language with URL - InsiteFX - 11-11-2019
For site_url() and base_url() you need to load the url_helper
RE: [Snippet] Switch language with URL - ixidev - 07-16-2020
Hi , thanks for sharing.
Can you please help me to to this auto localization in codeigniter 4
Thanks
RE: [Snippet] Switch language with URL - mgandy6565 - 07-16-2020
Hi Guys,
I am new to here and know I am not skilled in coding like some of you are but I do come from a digital marketing background. Wouldn't pulling all this information to translate the languages slow the site down? I know Chrome automatically has this feature for certain languages where you can choose the language you want to view the site in. if its a must for your site to automatically show the correct language depending on search location than I understand doing this but if not why do this
RE: [Snippet] Switch language with URL - InsiteFX - 07-17-2020
Most of the new web browser allow the translation of the web page to a different language,
but some of them get it wrong.