multi language script on a site

[nico-t]

gonna make a dutch site but want a button that peeps can switch to english, and also geo targeted so that visitors from outside belgium and holland see the english version automatically when they visit. I am gonna make it in dutch & for now automatic script based translation to english will do

[nico-t]

bizzumpp

[CaptainHowdy]

If you ever need a hand with English --> Spanish drop me a line: rosarioescorts (at) gmail (dot) com ... Goodluck!

[tranza]

You'll make some money in it, it's a nice idea!

[borked]

what do you mean you want a button to switch to english?

<a href="/en/" title="Switch to English">Switch to English</a>

will suffice? or even a little British flag etc


For the geo stuff, download Maxmind's database and install as an apache module, then (in php)
if ($_SERVER['GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODE'] != 'BE') {
header("Location: /en/");
exit();
}

or if installing as apache modules boggles the brain to much, use geoplugin...

$geolocation_data = unserialize(file_get_contents('http://www.geoplugin.net/php.gp?ip=xx.xx.xx.xx'));
if ($geolocation_data['geoplugin_countryCode'] != 'BE') {
header("Location: /en/");
exit();
}

[nico-t]

thanks borked, gonna check it out

[borked]

However, word of advice, for language-localised sites, ALWAYS go off what the browser local is set to, not the person's country.

eg, my browser locale is set to english, yet I reside in France. It *really* pisses me of when I visit a language-localised site and the site is displayed in french.

My browser says I prefer to read web pages in English, not fucking French ;)