The PHP ecosystem does not have a single standard internationalization system. While Gettext PO is common, a simpler approach involves using PHP snippets and definitions to create key-value pairs. LingoHub supports these PHP resource files for streamlined localization.

Format

Each define statement must end with a semicolon ;.
The define keyword is case-insensitive (e.g., define or DEFINE).
Keys and values can be enclosed in single or double quotes.
Supported placeholders include standard printf formatters such as %s, %d, and %3.4d.
Comments beginning with # are parsed and assigned as descriptions to the subsequent segment.
Newlines can be escaped using \n.
LingoHub supports single-line define statements; multi-line statements are not supported.
Content before the first define line and after the last define line is preserved and exported exactly as imported.

Example

Additional example files are available on GitHub.

<?php
  # File header comment.

  # Comment for the logoff segment.
  define('logoff', 'Log off');
  define("double_quotes", "'single' and \"double\" quotes");
  define("single_quotes", '\'single\' and "double" quotes');
  define('placeholder', 'Hello %s!');
  define('multi_line', "A multi-line \n string.");
?>

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