Web site with 2 Languages

[eluser]invision[/eluser]
Hi,

I've followed this brilliant Wiki guide on using Multiple Languages with CodeIgniter and can now visit www.site.com/en/ and www.site.com/es/ and get the same page loading. Brilliant

However, I now have some questions which I'd loooove to get an answer for.

1) How do I load a different navigation bar (a simple <div></div>) based on the current language (en/es/etc...) ? So it would load different language nav bar depending on the language the user chooses.

and

2) How do I retrieve different data (different columns) from my database based on the current language?
Would this require just loading a different set of methods from my Model/Controller?


Many thanks for any guidance with this.

[eluser]umefarooq[/eluser]
you have to check which one is active language user has selected then you have to get data from database according to that language. database which i have design for one of my project is like this

Code:

database columns
name_en
name_es
desc_en
desc_es

a little tweak in MY_lang trough which can check which one is active lang in your controllers

Code:

before cunstractor

public $active_lang;

after line number 38 put this

$this->active_lang = $lang_abbr;

in controllers or models you can check active lang

$lang = $this->lang->active_lang

  $name = 'name_'.$lang;
  $desc = 'desc_'.$lang;

$rows = $this->db->get("table_name")->result();
foreach($rows as $row){
echo  $row->$name;
echo  $row->$desc;
}

[eluser]invision[/eluser]
Wow. Thanks for the detailed reply.

I'm away from my computer right now but will try this as soon as I get home.

Stay tuned

[eluser]invision[/eluser]
Ignore the previous message here

When I put the following into my Controller:

Code:

$lang = $this->lang->active_lang;

and then output $lang in the View it gives $lang the same value as my Controller name. So if my Controller is called 'Football', $lang becomes football.

I'm guessing that's not right.


Do I have to declare a particular 'segment' to choose from as it's currently choosing the controller name.


Here's a snippet of MY_language for reference just in case I've made a mistake.

Code:

...
class MY_Language extends CI_Language
{                    

public $active_lang;

    function MY_Language() {
        
        global $RTR;
        
        $index_page    = $RTR->config->item('index_page');
        $lang_uri_abbr = $RTR->config->item('lang_uri_abbr');
        
        /* get the lang_abbr from uri segments */
        $lang_abbr = current($RTR->uri->segments);
        $this->active_lang = $lang_abbr;
...

Many thanks for your help.

[eluser]umefarooq[/eluser]
which version of CI you are using i have tried this library with CI2.0 i have face one problem with this library that your segment 1 should be en or es but it always getting controller name. if you are using

Code:

$this->uri->segment(1);

you are using this library with CI 1.7 let me try in that let see.

[eluser]invision[/eluser]
Many thanks for the speedy reply.

I'm a bit stupid. I actually commented out the language part of my config file which meant it wouldn't pick up the 'en' part. D'oh


Thanks again for all your help. I'll be back if I need any more

[eluser]mariuskmc[/eluser]
I have a problem with implementation of Multiple Languages with CodeIgniter
I followed all the instructions and modifications, and I'm stuck

I have the following situation

In config

Code:

$config['language'] = 'romana';

//default language abbreviation
$config['language_abbr'] = 'ro';

//set available language abbreviations
$config['lang_uri_abbr'] = array('en' => 'english', 'ro' => 'romana');

//ignore this language abbreviation
$config['lang_ignore'] = 'xx';  

//language descriptions
$config['lang_desc']=array('ro'=>'Versiune Romana',
                           'en' => 'English version');  

//language use images
$config['lang_useimg'] = TRUE; //or false to use only text

In route

Code:

//route example: http://domain.tld/en/controller => http://domain.tld/controller
$route['(\w{2})/(.*)'] = '$2';
$route['(\w{2})'] = $route['default_controller'];

if i set $config['lang_ignore'] = 'xx' to $config['lang_ignore'] = 'ro'

i will have only English link with this link
http://localhost/site/encontroller

if I let $config['lang_ignore'] = 'xx'

i will have both links but with this link
http://localhost/site/roro/contreller/function
http://localhost/site/enro/contreller/function


where I'm wrong?

Thanks

And another question
How much affect my urisegments, because now I have
http://localhost/site/controller/function/variable
and will be transformed like
http://localhost/site/en/controller/function/variable

Thanks again

[eluser]mariuskmc[/eluser]
I found the solution by changing AUTO to PATH_INFO in $config['uri_protocol']

I still have problems with pagination... because don't work

how can I make it work?