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Change language dynamically CI 4.4.6 - serialkiller - 03-13-2024
I'm trying to change the language of my app.
I've tried inside the BaseController in the initController method in several ways
PHP Code:
$lingua = session('lingua');
config('App')->defaultLocale = $lingua;
or
PHP Code:
$lingua = session('lingua');
(!isset($lingua)) ? $this->request->setLocale('it') : $this->request->setLocale(session('lingua'));
PHP Code:
$lingua = session('lingua');
config('App')->defaultLocale = $lingua;
(!isset($lingua)) ? $this->request->setLocale('it') : $this->request->setLocale(session('lingua'));
If I try to print these variables on the screen I receive:
echo session('language'); returns "en"
echo config('App')->defaultLocale; returns "en"
echo $this->request->getLocale(); return 'it'
If I manually change the value of public string $defaultLocale to 'en' or 'it' everything works and I see the app in the desired language
What should I do to be able to change the language dynamically?
I don't need the URL changed.
RE: Change language dynamically CI 4.4.6 - JustJohnQ - 03-13-2024
I am using the following code:
In the top navigation, I have a dropdown menu:
Code:
<ul aria-labelledby="dropdownSubMenu1" class="dropdown-menu border-0 shadow">
<li><a href="<?= base_url(); ?>/lang/set_language/en/<?= str_replace('/', '~', current_url()); ?>" class="dropdown-item"><?=lang('Language.English')?> </a></li>
<li><a href="<?= base_url(); ?>/lang/set_language/nl/<?= str_replace('/', '~', current_url()); ?>" class="dropdown-item"><?=lang('Language.Dutch')?> </a></li>
</ul>I have a controller in a folder language with the following code to set the language:
PHP Code:
public function set_language()
{
// Get the language id
$uri = current_url(true);
$total = $uri->getTotalSegments();
// get the language id
$id = $uri->getSegment($total-1);
// Get the url to go to after this
$redirect = str_replace ("~", "/", $uri->getSegment($total));
$session = session();
$session->remove('language');
$session->set('language', $id);
return redirect()->to($redirect);
}
This changes the language without changing the url.
RE: Change language dynamically CI 4.4.6 - serialkiller - 03-13-2024
(03-13-2024, 08:35 AM)JustJohnQ Wrote: I am using the following code:
In the top navigation, I have a dropdown menu:
Code:<ul aria-labelledby="dropdownSubMenu1" class="dropdown-menu border-0 shadow">
<li><a href="<?= base_url(); ?>/lang/set_language/en/<?= str_replace('/', '~', current_url()); ?>" class="dropdown-item"><?=lang('Language.English')?> </a></li>
<li><a href="<?= base_url(); ?>/lang/set_language/nl/<?= str_replace('/', '~', current_url()); ?>" class="dropdown-item"><?=lang('Language.Dutch')?> </a></li>
</ul>
I have a controller in a folder language with the following code to set the language:
PHP Code:public function set_language()
{
// Get the language id
$uri = current_url(true);
$total = $uri->getTotalSegments();
// get the language id
$id = $uri->getSegment($total-1);
// Get the url to go to after this
$redirect = str_replace ("~", "/", $uri->getSegment($total));
$session = session();
$session->remove('language');
$session->set('language', $id);
return redirect()->to($redirect);
}
This changes the language without changing the url.
I don't see where you set the value of the app language, I only see a setting of a session value that I already have, my problem is that I can't change the language or I can't change the defaultLocale value, if I I do it by hand works correctly but I can't modify it from code, i.e. based on the value of session('lang').
I don't use the URL like /home/en, I don't need it, I just need to be able to change the language of everything
RE: Change language dynamically CI 4.4.6 - JustJohnQ - 03-13-2024
Sorry,
My answer was incomplete. The default language is set in the initController function in the BaseController:
PHP Code:
$session = \Config\Services::session();
$language = \Config\Services::language();
$locale = $this->request->getLocale();
$currentLanguage = $session->get('language');
if(!$currentLanguage):
$session->set('language', $locale);
endif;
$language->setLocale($session->language);
Hope this helps
RE: Change language dynamically CI 4.4.6 - serialkiller - 03-14-2024
(03-13-2024, 09:00 AM)JustJohnQ Wrote: Sorry,
My answer was incomplete. The default language is set in the initController function in the BaseController:
PHP Code:$session = \Config\Services::session();
$language = \Config\Services::language();
$locale = $this->request->getLocale();
$currentLanguage = $session->get('language');
if(!$currentLanguage):
$session->set('language', $locale);
endif;
$language->setLocale($session->language);
Hope this helps
Thanks, I think I solved it