I recommend using absolute paths in the $directory parameter. This caused me several hours to debug as Ajax calls to my localization functions messed up the path. And since no error if thrown if the path in $directory cannot be found, one should check the result always:
<?php
// Imagine the path for this file is "/localization" and your locales are in the "/locale" directory.
$pathToDomain = __DIR__ . "/../locale";
if ($pathToDomain != bindtextdomain($domain, $pathToDomain)) {
// Error handling.
}
?>
bindtextdomain
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
bindtextdomain — Sets or gets the path for a domain
Description
The bindtextdomain() function sets or gets the path for a domain.
Parameters
-
domain -
The domain.
-
directory -
The directory path. An empty string means the current directory. If
null, the currently set directory is returned.
Return Values
The full pathname for the domain currently being set,
or false on failure.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.3 |
directory is nullable now.
Previously, it was not possible to retrieve the currently set directory.
|
Examples
Example #1 bindtextdomain() example
<?php
$domain = 'myapp';
echo bindtextdomain($domain, '/usr/share/myapp/locale');
?>The above example will output:
/usr/share/myapp/locale
Notes
Note:
The bindtextdomain() information is maintained per process, not per thread.
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roel dot vermeulen at gmail dot com ¶
8 years ago
