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[Localization & i18n](/categories/localization) 4. / 5. multlang/multlang ActiveLibrary[Localization & i18n](/categories/localization) multlang/multlang ================= PHP - Multi-Language Support v1.0.4(8y ago)06Apache-2.0 Since Jun 9Pushed 6y agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/strausmann/MultLang)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/multlang/multlang)[ RSS](/packages/multlang-multlang/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1w ago READMEChangelogDependenciesVersions (5)Used By (0) MultLang - PHP Multi-Language Support [![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/be977d56ae34a3a3e3ad27d4d77fd946559017a6f8648e824824bd0127fce0f5/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f53746566616e5363686f6d61636b65722f4d756c744c616e672e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/StefanSchomacker/MultLang) ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================ [](#multlang---php-multi-language-support-) Overview -------- [](#overview) - All strings are saved in XML files - Automatic language detection: Methods: - [header](#header) - [cookie](#cookie) - [rewrite](#rewrite) - Simple string access Installation ------------ [](#installation) It's very simple to include this library in your project. ### Composer [](#composer) add this to your `composer.json` and run `composer install`: ``` { "repositories": [ { "type": "vcs", "url": "https://github.com/StefanSchomacker/MultLang" } ], "require": { "multlang/multlang": "dev-master" } } ``` ### Download Zip [](#download-zip) ### Clone Git [](#clone-git) ``` git clone https://github.com/StefanSchomacker/MultLang.git ``` Getting Started --------------- [](#getting-started) ### Usage [](#usage) Just create a config object once and call the load function in your PHP Script. You can also view the example [here](https://github.com/StefanSchomacker/MultLang/tree/master/example). ***index.php:*** ``` ``` ***/dictionary/default.xml:*** ``` This is a sample text in english ``` ***/dictionary/german.xml:*** ``` Das ist ein deutscher Beispieltext ``` ### Configuration [](#configuration) Edit config values if needed: constdefault valuedescriptionDOCUMENT\_ROOT`dirname(__DIR__) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR`Path to document rootPATH\_TO\_DICTIONARIES`DOCUMENT_ROOT . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'dictionary' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR`Path to dictionary folder. Folder contains all XML filesDEFAULT\_LANGUAGE`en`Default language in ISO 639-1 format. The constant will be used, if language cannot be determinedDEFAULT\_DICTIONARY`default.xml`This XML file will be used, if other files are not available. This file should contain all string items.LANGUAGE\_DETECTION`cookie`This defines the method to detect the language. Choose between **['header'](#header)**, **['cookie'](#cookie)** and **['rewrite'](#rewrite)**.COOKIE\_NAME`language`Default key for the cookie.SUPPORTED\_LANGUAGES`array(DEFAULT_LANGUAGE => DEFAULT_DICTIONARY)`Contains all supported languages. Example: `"de" => "german.xml",`Example: ``` ``` Language detection methods -------------------------- [](#language-detection-methods) ### header [](#header) This will try to read `$_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE']`. If this fails, `DEFAULT_LANGUAGE` will be returned. ### cookie [](#cookie) This will try to read a cookie with the key `COOKIE_NAME`. If no cookie is set, it will use the [header](#header) method and set the new cookie. ### rewrite [](#rewrite) This will try to read `$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']` and split it to identify the language. If no argument is set, it will use the [header](#header) method You can use a URL structure like **example.com/`en`/index.php** Details ------- [](#details) - The used language format is ISO 639-1. For more information see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO\_639-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_639-1) - If the requested string is not available in the XML file, the script will try to search in the `DEFAULT_DICTIONARY` (default.xml) file. An empty string will be returned if nothing matches. Improvements ------------ [](#improvements) Feel free to create a new [Issue](https://github.com/StefanSchomacker/MultLang/issues) or a [Pull request](https://github.com/StefanSchomacker/MultLang/pulls) License ------- [](#license) ``` Copyright 2019 Stefan Schomacker Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. ``` ### Health Score 27 — LowBetter than 49% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity4 Limited adoption so far Community6 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity66 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~153 days Total 2 Last Release 3112d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/4bf273e1a56dfb307036fa63958f4e4244f28ba9e1389c757d80fccccc1c62fb?d=identicon)[strausmann](/maintainers/strausmann) --- Top Contributors [![StefanSchomacker](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/14841528?v=4)](https://github.com/StefanSchomacker "StefanSchomacker (52 commits)") ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/multlang-multlang/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/multlang-multlang/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/multlang-multlang) ``` ### Alternatives [joedixon/laravel-translation A tool for managing all of your Laravel translations 717911.4k11](/packages/joedixon-laravel-translation)[illuminate/translation The Illuminate Translation package. 6936.4M495](/packages/illuminate-translation)[lajax/yii2-translate-manager Translation management extension for Yii 2 227578.8k13](/packages/lajax-yii2-translate-manager)[larswiegers/laravel-translations-checker Make sure your laravel translations are checked and are included in all languages. 256423.2k2](/packages/larswiegers-laravel-translations-checker)[inpsyde/multilingual-press Simply THE multisite-based free open source plugin for your multilingual websites. 2414.0k1](/packages/inpsyde-multilingual-press)[statikbe/laravel-chained-translator The Laravel Chained Translator can combine several translators that can override each others translations. 36149.4k6](/packages/statikbe-laravel-chained-translator) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)