Internationalization Using PHP and GetText

explain the stepwise procedure to install gettext in windows/mysql platform

Hi,
Can you explain me how to use gettext in window os.
Or any tutorial for that.

when i compile the po file to convert it into an mo file i get this error msg

"the character set has no portable coded name"

however the mo file is still created but when i run the php file no translation takes place . Does anyone know what this type of error is?

thanks in advance

jas

Hello, I have the same problem.

Can you tell me if you have resolved it, and how.

Thanks


> when i compile the po file to convert it into an mo file i
> get this error msg
>
> "the character set has no portable coded name"
>
> however the mo file is still created but when i run the php
> file no translation takes place . Does anyone know what this
> type of error is?
>
> thanks in advance
>
> jas

xgettext -a langtest.php

While using xgettext i am getting the following error.

warning: file `langtest.php' extension `php' is unknown; will try C

My php is having the gettext option enabled.

Please help.
Thanks

I had the same problem, and finally found the way out... Try with:

xgettext -C script.php -o messages.po --keyword=_

(The keyword "_" is because I use the short form of gettext in php _("My Text") instead of gettext("My Text") )

If you don't specify the keyword, then it will get *all* strings from your script... (it gets messy)

Hope this helps.

Imagine this php script:

<?php

echo _( <<< EOF
It's a great day!
EOF
);

?>

When I run "xgettext file.php" on it, I get warnings about "unterminated character constant" ... which I assume is the single quote in "it's".

Is there a way around this?

Also, how do I tell xgettext to only look for strings inside _( ... ) blocks?

- Colin

What ia m doing is
After writng .php file i
run xgettext -a command to get the po file
After this i run i msgfmt file.po -o fil1.mo
but this command is not producing .mo
file

any help will be appreciated

If you get that message you don't have the gettext extension compiled into php, add the following string...

--with-gettext

To your configuration script or ./configure command line.

Luis.

> If you get that message you don't have the gettext extension
> compiled into php, add the following string...
>
> --with-gettext
>
> To your configuration script or ./configure command line.
>
> Luis.

So does that mean we enter the following code in command prompt?

./configure --with-gettext

coz I did that and it still doesn't work.

I don't think I'm sure I know what you mean... ?

The problem with that is that I don't have any idea at all with what your problem might be:)

I'd love to help out (and probably Luis as well), but you need to be much more specific in describing what you have problem with understanding.

I'm looking forward to that clarification and the opportunity to help you.

> The problem with that is that I don't have any idea at all
> with what your problem might be:)
>
> I'd love to help out (and probably Luis as well), but you
> need to be much more specific in describing what you have
> problem with understanding.
>
> I'm looking forward to that clarification and the
> opportunity to help you.

I have PHP installed but it's pointing gettext=/usr

how do i change that to gettext=/usr/bin?

What do I have to type in the command prompt?

> > The problem with that is that I don't have any idea at
> all
> > with what your problem might be:)
> >
> > I'd love to help out (and probably Luis as well), but
> you
> > need to be much more specific in describing what you
> have
> > problem with understanding.
> >
> > I'm looking forward to that clarification and the
> > opportunity to help you.
>
> I have PHP installed but it's pointing gettext=/usr
>
> how do i change that to gettext=/usr/bin?
>
> What do I have to type in the command prompt?

I just compiled the so file
./configure --with-gettext=shared

and then copied the .so file in

$PHP_BUILD_DIR/modules/gettext.so

to the folder pointed at in the line

extensions_dir=/some/dir

in php.ini (on my machine it was /usr/local/lib/php/modules), and then added the following line to php.ini

extension=gettext.so

Pretty much the same thing for every shared library I didn't compile when I first compiled PHP.

Just make sure that the version you're building from is the same as your current PHP build.

hi
I ahve a problem Using gettext() or its alias _
It gives error
Call to undefined function: gettext() in /home/httpd/html/testing/hello.php on line 10


I am using php 4.0.3pl1

can u help
thanx