CakePHP app internationalization and localization

CakePHP is an open-source web framework. It follows the model–view–controller (MVC) approach and is written in PHP, modeled after the concepts of Ruby on Rails, and distributed under the MIT License. CakePHP uses well-known software engineering concepts and software design patterns, such as convention over configuration, model–view–controller, active record, association data mapping, and front controller.

🔗Cake PHP applications are usually translated using

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🔗Best way to localize CakePHP apps

The first step is to extract the text to translate into language files. This process is called internationalization. The built-in libraries can be used to extract the text to translate into Gettext PO or YAML files.

Once you have internationalized your CakePHP app, use a translation software localization tool such as WebTranslateIt to manage your localization workflow.

It is easy to translate a CakePHP app with WebTranslateIt. Create a project, upload your source language file in the File Manager and translate it on the Translation Interface.

The tools included in WebTranslateIt, such as Batch Operations, the Translation Memory or Machine Translation can help you translate that file automatically, faster and cost effectively.

🔗Links of interest

• WebTranslateIt’s CLI to help sync language files.
• cakephp/localized I18n and L10n related CakePHP code
• Internationalization & Localization Cake PHP Cookbook on i18n