Base Concepts of Internationalization in PHP

Discover how to use internationalized numbers, currencies and dates/times with the I18N PEAR package.

by Octavia Andreea Anghel

August 7, 2008

f you develop Web applications that have an international target audience, then you have to take internationalization into account—a process that includes avoiding date/time or currency confusions and delivering all text pertinent to the user interface in the user's preferred language. Applications that can grow international traffic and improve revenue must respect their clients' needs.

PHP comes with a set of PEARs that support internationalization from several different angles and levels of complexity. The I18N PEAR presented in this article offers the core internationalization support for your PHP applications. You will see how to:

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