[RFC] Override Language via URL

[MartinTruckenbrodt]

Hello,
another way I found to do it is to add a new field to SESSIONS_TABLE. E.g. call it session_lang . This field needs to been filled only if a user has a selected a different language from the dropdown menue. Then you need only a Reset button. And for registered user you can add a Save button to update their user_lang. Just have a look here: http://www.martin-truckenbrodt.com/cgi/phpBB3AMLS/

I think the cookie thing is a bad thing. And the lang by URL thing is more like a workaround. But this is only my personal opinion.

Bye Martin

[naderman]

Possible now with ?language=<language code> - it's stored in a language cookie until overridden again either through the URL or language dropdown on registration.

[MattF]

^^ Stored in a cookie that lasts for the duration of your browser session.

[spello]

What about automatic language selecting depending on system/browser language?

[leschek]

Possible now with ?language=<language code> - it's stored in a language cookie until overridden again either through the URL or language dropdown on registration.

This is nice feature. I tried it on two boards (with three installed languages) and while it's working when I use the board as guest, I'm not able to make it work when I'm logged in.

[Allen42]

If I think this one may translate your live forum URL into another language (appearing as "es.<your live forum URL>"), then can it be working or maybe it's a site issue something like that? It's impossible.

[DavidIQ]

You could set up that sub-domain to redirect to the proper URL with the translation parameter in the redirected address. So for example http://es.phpbb.com can be set up to redirect to http://www.phpbb.com/community/index.php?lang=es to take advantage of the change done in this RFC. Through some .htaccess rewrite rules you could even handle multiple URL types which could include forum, topic, or post links.

[Volksdevil]

I'm all for more audience coverage when it comes to language, but extra parameters bother me. Unless they won't have any negative effect? (Thinking of being indexed/multiple url's etc)

[MattF]

This is nice feature. I tried it on two boards (with three installed languages) and while it's working when I use the board as guest, I'm not able to make it work when I'm logged in.

A logged in user can select a language in preferences. Visitors can not, which is why this only works for visitors. And this was not a casual choice, there were also many issues trying to get it to work for everybody, and it's not worth all the trouble it was, so the current implementation was decided to be the best trade off.

[leschek]

This is nice feature. I tried it on two boards (with three installed languages) and while it's working when I use the board as guest, I'm not able to make it work when I'm logged in.

A logged in user can select a language in preferences. Visitors can not, which is why this only works for visitors. And this was not a casual choice, there were also many issues trying to get it to work for everybody, and it's not worth all the trouble it was, so the current implementation was decided to be the best trade off.

Thank you for explanation. I thought it's bug.