Language files

Language file is a PHP script storing phrases translated into other languages. The script contains an array $MESS whose keys are the language phrases ID's and values are the translations into a correspondent language.

Example of a language file for the English language:

<?
$MESS ['SUP_SAVE'] = "Save";
$MESS ['SUP_APPLY'] = "Apply";
$MESS ['SUP_RESET'] = "Reset";
$MESS ['SUP_EDIT'] = "Edit";
$MESS ['SUP_DELETE'] = "Delete";
?>

Example of a language file for the French language:

<?
$MESS ['SUP_SAVE'] = "Enregistrer";
$MESS ['SUP_APPLY'] = "Appliquer";
$MESS ['SUP_RESET'] = "Reset";
$MESS ['SUP_EDIT'] = "Modifier";
$MESS ['SUP_DELETE'] = "Supprimer";
?>

For each language, there is a number of language files stored in subdirectories /lang/ (see also: The structure of system files , The structure of module files).

Usually, the language files are used in administrative scripts of modules or in components. They are included using one of the following appropriate functions:

IncludeModuleLangFile used in administrative scripts;
IncludeTemplateLangFile used in components.

Note!
For the easier search and further modification of the language phrases, the page parameter show_lang_files=Y can be used. It allows to quickly find or edit any language phrase in the Translation module.