aharen/language

Multi language for Laravel 5.3+

Language

Multi language for Laravel 5.3+, _(*1)

Installations

composer require aharen/language, _(*2)

Configuration

Add the service provider to providers array in config/app.php, _(*3)

aharen\Language\LanguageServiceProvider::class,, _(*4)

Add the facade to aliases array in config/app.php, _(*5)

'Language' => 'aharen\Language\Facades\Language::class',, _(*6)

Run vendor:publish artisan command to publish the database migration file and the default seeder, _(*7)

php artisan vendor:publish, _(*8)

Now add the DefaultLanguageSeeder to database/DatabaseSeeder.php, _(*9)

$this->call(DefaultLanguageSeeder::class);, _(*10)

You might need to run composer dumpautoload for the seeder to start working, _(*11)

Optional The provided seeder will create English as the default language but you can change the seeder to any language you like., _(*12)

In addition you will have to update locale and fallback_locale in config/app.php to your desired default language, since the package uses these to maintain set locale and default locale., _(*13)

This will enable the use of Laravels default localization methods and directives such as 'echo trans('messages.welcome');and@lang('messages.welcome'). You can store your translations in the defaultresources/lang` directory., _(*14)

Setup

You should add a route prefix to your routes in one of the following ways:, _(*15)

1. In your routes file to the route group, _(*16)

   Route::group(['prefix' => \App::getLocale()], function () {
     // your routes here
   });

2. Or you can modify mapWebRoutes() method in App\RouteServiceProvider as follows:, _(*17)

   Route::group([
       'middleware' => 'web',
       'namespace'  => $this->namespace,
       'prefix'     => \App::getLocale(),
   ], function ($router) {
       require base_path('routes/web.php');
   });