Php multilanguage date: howto?

Question

Nota: this is not a duplicate of Translating PHP date() for Multilingual Site . I\'ve read it!

I\'m sorry, I first have to explain how my framework works, so you can

Answer 1

Here's how I've done it: it seems there's no possibility other than do a switch and handle each language separately:

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Here's what's in my cache:

$this->jour_dimanche = dimanche
$this->jour_lundi = lundi
$this->jour_mardi = mardi
$this->jour_mercredi = mercredi
$this->jour_jeudi = jeudi
$this->jour_vendredi = vendredi
$this->jour_samedi = samedi

$this->mois_janvier = janvier
$this->mois_fevrier = février
$this->mois_mars = mars
$this->mois_avril = avril
$this->mois_mai = mai
$this->mois_juin = juin
$this->mois_juillet = juillet
$this->mois_aout = août
$this->mois_septembre = septembre
$this->mois_octobre = octobre
$this->mois_novembre = novembre
$this->mois_decembre = décembre

// long date format = 'day, (month number) (month) (year)'
// '%s, %d %s %d' => 'Mardi, 2 juillet 2012'
$this->date_format_long = %\s, j %\s Y à H:i

...And my Php code:

public function translateDate($date_time, $first_upcase=true)
{   
    switch ($this->_trad->getLang()) {
        /* TODO: all other languages */
        case 'us':
        case 'ar':
        case 'es':
        case 'cn':
            throw new Exception("not handled yet");
            break;

        default:
            /* default = french */
            $day = $this->_trad->get(
                self::$_TabStrDaysOfWeek[ $date_time->format('w') ]
            );  
            $month = $this->_trad->get(
                self::$_TabStrMonths[ $date_time->format('j') ]
            );  
            $ret = sprintf(
                $date_time->format(
                    $this->_trad->get('date_format_long')
                ),  
                $day,
                $month
            );  
            if ($first_upcase) {
                $ret = ucfirst($ret);
            }   
            break;
    }   
    return $ret;
}

Answer 2

For internationalization tasks, I'd strongly recommend using the PHP intl extension. It contains several classes for common internationalization tasks such as date/time formatting, number formatting, string transliteration and more. Specifically, the IntlDateFormatter class is able to format (and parse) a datetime for any available locale.

Answer 3

A simple solution for you, check it out maybe it help you https://github.com/LeonardoCaitano/MyDateTime