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nico-t · 01-12-2009, 03:53 PM

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 · 01-13-2009, 05:25 AM

bizzumpp

CaptainHowdy · 01-13-2009, 05:44 AM

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

tranza · 01-13-2009, 05:48 AM

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

borked · 01-13-2009, 11:48 AM

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 · 01-13-2009, 11:53 AM

thanks borked, gonna check it out

borked · 01-13-2009, 11:55 AM

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 ;)

01-12-2009, 03:53 PM	#1
nico-t emperor of my world Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: nethalands Posts: 29,903	multi language script on a site 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

01-13-2009, 05:44 AM	#3
CaptainHowdy Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Happy in the dark. Posts: 93,308	If you ever need a hand with English --> Spanish drop me a line: rosarioescorts (at) gmail (dot) com ... Goodluck! __________________ "Tjeezers.cam wishes you a nice day”

01-13-2009, 05:48 AM	#4
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01-13-2009, 11:48 AM	#5
borked Totally Borked Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,284	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(); } __________________ For coding work - hit me up on andy // borkedcoder // com (consider figuring out the email as test #1) All models are wrong, but some are useful. George E.P. Box. p202 Last edited by borked; 01-13-2009 at 11:52 AM..

01-13-2009, 11:55 AM	#7
borked Totally Borked Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,284	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 ;) __________________ For coding work - hit me up on andy // borkedcoder // com (consider figuring out the email as test #1) All models are wrong, but some are useful. George E.P. Box. p202

01-13-2009, 05:25 AM	#2
nico-t emperor of my world Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: nethalands Posts: 29,903	bizzumpp

01-13-2009, 11:53 AM	#6
nico-t emperor of my world Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: nethalands Posts: 29,903	thanks borked, gonna check it out