I'm in process to implement english, chinese, malay, vietnamese as well as thai language website. Is there any design methodology or structure for it ?

Thanks

biasanya forum la selalu guna function tukar2 bahasa ni. www.phpbb.com ada cth forum dia. tapi kod dia pelik dan payah nak paham. hahaha sbb aku bukannya reti sgt php

Normally diorg akan create language file dan store each predefine text in array... So available contohnya user pilih language BM file language_bm.php akan diload... that it.. xsusah sgt nak implement if you know the method

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I would develop a database-based system for version tracking and ensuring texts are kept uptodate in all translations. Use PHP & MySQL to do this.

An example method is as follows:

Around each text string place the characters { }
Automatically parse the output before sending to browser for { }
Seach database table for text found between { } in wanted language
- "SELECT * FROM translations WHERE text = '.........' AND language = 'english'"
str_replace() to insert the translated text where requrired
Insert a clause to ensure that if the modified date for that string in the target language is less than the modified date for the master language (whatever you write in) that it reverts to the master language.
If the string is not found in the table, then you must INSERT INTO translations.... the text.
Build an admin tool to show all un-translated phrases.

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