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vades/php-language
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PHP Language class - This class detects the language (from url, session, cookie and browser) and then sets a current one

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Since Mar 23Pushed 7y agoCompare

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Language switch PHP class
=========================

[](#language-switch-php-class)

This class detects the language (from url, session, cookie and browser) and then sets a current one

Usage

1. Download --

Git: `https://github.com/vades/php-language.git`

Composer: `{"require": {"vades/php-language": "dev-master"} }`

2. Include class and config into your code --

`require_once '../src/Vades/Language/LanguageSwitch.php';`

`$cfg = require_once '../src/Vades/Language/config.php';';`

`use \Vades\Language\LanguageSwitch;`

OR autoload with Composer

`require 'vendor/autoload.php';`

3. Set values in config file config.php --

Default language: `'default' => 'en'`

Supported languages: `'supported' => array('en','de','fr','es','it')`

4. Initialize the LanguageSwitch -- <?php

    ```
             $switch = new LanguageSwitch(array(
                 'default' => $cfg['default'],
                 'supported' => $cfg['supported'],
                 'url' => $lang_from_url ,
                 'session' => $lang_from_session,
                 'cookie' => $lang_from_ucookie,
                 'browser' => substr($_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE'], 0, 2)
             ));

      ?>

    ```
5. Use it with method chaining --

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6. Code snippet --

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###  Health Score

22

—

LowBetter than 21% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity43

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1451741?v=4)[Martin Vach](/maintainers/vades)[@vades](https://github.com/vades)

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Top Contributors

[![vades](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1451741?v=4)](https://github.com/vades "vades (9 commits)")

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