Wow! I love this group, ask and you shall receive. Thanks everyone for the
comments and suggestions.
The following snippet from Andrés Robinet would actually suit my current
project..
define('DEFAULT_LANG_ID', 'en');
function getLanguageId() {
// Allow for language id override in $_GET, $_POST and $_COOKIE
$req_lang_id = $_REQUEST['lang_id'];
// Retrieve the one stored in the session if any
$sess_lang_id = $_SESSION['lang_id'];
// $lang_id will contain the lang id retrieved from request (overrides
session),
// or from session or a default one
$lang_id = isset($req_lang_id) ? $req_lang_id : (isset($sess_lang_id) ?
$sess_lang_id : DEFAULT_LANG_ID);
// Save it for next time
$_SESSION['lang_id'] = $lang_id;
return $lang_id;
}
but the idea of getting a preferred language from the browser is also a
great strategy ( I didnt know you could do that, Im such a noob) so I
think that I will investgate that further.
The problem with IP address is that usually it is not tied to one particular
user so I will scrap that idea.
Am I correct that if two people are logged on using two different languages
that the session var will keep track of the different users (by IP I assume)
and the server wont mess up?
Anyway thanks everyone for all the great help, Im on a nearly vertical
learning curve here and its great to have this community to draw on. Im
pretty much working in a vacuum otherwise.
Jeff
