Many people use Zend Framework for it's MVC implementation, but it has a lot of hidden gems. Internationalization (i18n) is one of them. We will look how you can create an application that will have the right languages, currencies, dates and times all based on the location of the visiting user. This session will take away a lot of headaches in international projects and will improve the quality in overall.

1. Let’s take over the world
with Zend Framework
Martin de Keijzer
Dutch PHP Conference 2011
Monday, 23 May 2011

2. Introduction
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3. Introduction
Martin de Keijzer
Software engineer at Ibuildings
Board member of PHPBenelux
PHP 5 Zend Certified Engineer
Twitter: Martin1982
Joind.in: http://joind.in/3253
Blog: www.martindekeijzer.nl
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4. DISCLAIMER
DISCLAIMER: ALL EXAMPLE CODE
IS WRITTEN IN THE CONTROLLER BY
EXAMPLE! USE MODELS!!!!
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6. The case
What do we need to take over the
world?
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7. The case
✓Location (Country and region)
✓Language
✓Date and time
✓Currency
✓Measuring
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8. “Location! Location! Location!”
Quote from Achmed (2009)
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9. Zend Locale
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10. Zend Locale
A locale defines a country (territory) and a language to
bind the various localized information to it.
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11. Zend Locale
nl_NL
de_BE
fr_BE
nl_BE
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12. Zend Locale
CLDR
Common Locale Data Repository
http://cldr.unicode.org
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13. Zend Locale
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14. Zend Locale
The current locale is is: nl
The browser's locale is is: nl
The environment's locale is is: de_DE
The set locale is is: en_US
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15. Zend Locale
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16. Zend Locale
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17. Zend Locale
In FR people speak fr
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18. Zend Locale
In FR people speak fr.
In France people speak French.
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19. Zend Locale
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20. Zend Locale
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21. Zend Locale
array(6) {
["yes"]=>
string(2) "ja"
["no"]=>
string(3) "nee"
}
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22. Zend Locale
["yesarray"]=>
array(2) {
[0]=>string(2) "ja"
[1]=>string(1) "j"
}
["noarray"]=>
array(2) {
[0]=>string(3) "nee"
[1]=>string(1) "n"
}
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23. Zend Locale
["yesexpr"]=>
string(20) "^([jJ][aA]?)|([jJ]?)"
["noexpr"]=>
string(26) "^([nN]([eE][eE])?)|
([nN]?)"
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24. Zend Locale
A list of supported locales:
http://framework.zend.com/manual/
en/zend.locale.appendix.html
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25. Zend Locale
Utilized by:
Zend_Controller_Router
Zend_Currency
Zend_Date
Zend_Filter
Zend_Measure
Zend_Service_Technorati
Zend_Timesync
Zend_Translate
Zend_Validate
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26. Speaking the language
Zend_Translate
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27. Zend Translate
Operates using adapters:
Array
Csv
Gettext
Tbx
Tmx
Qt
Xliff
Xmltm
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28. Zend Translate
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29. Zend Translate
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30. Zend Translate
nl.php
fr.php
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31. Zend Translate
my-view.phtml
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32. Zend Locale
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33. Zend Locale
Quick hint: Google uses locales too!
Zend Framework is your gateway to more power!
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35. Do not get lost in time
Zend_Date
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36. Zend Date
The date is May 2, 2011 9:13:41 PM.
The date is 2 mei 2011 21:13:41.
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37. Zend Timesync
2 mai 2011 21:25:09
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38. Zend_Locale revisited
You can use Zend_Locale_Format to override
date and number formatting.
I never had any use for it though.....
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39. Show me the money!
Zend_Currency
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40. Zend Currency
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41. Zend Currency
In the Netherlands you pay with Euro (€).
And in the UK you pay with British Pound
Sterling (£).
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42. Zend Currency
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43. Zend Currency
Please hand me 10.00
US Dollar for food and
shelter.
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44. Zend Currency
Got lost in locales?
getCurrencyList()
getRegionList()
getLocale()
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45. Never trust a user!
Zend_Validate
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46. Zend Validate
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47. Zend Validate
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48. Measures please?
Zend_Measure
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49. Zend Measure
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50. Zend Measure
A Big Mac’s weight is 200,05 g in the Netherlands.
In the USA this would be
0.441034755500847600236309 lbs
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51. Zend Measure
Zend_Measure doesn’t utilize locales to give you
the correct units, but only the correct number
formats.
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52. Conclusion
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53. Image sources
Achmed http://barenakedislam.wordpress.com/2011/01/27/sweden-muslim-offended-by-ahmed-the-dead-terrorist-demands-compensation-for-mental-
anguish/jeff-dunham_achmed/
Clocks http://blogs.manageengine.com/image/501000000062207/timezones.jpg
Cat http://icanhascheezburger.com
Pinky & the brain http://blogg.visir.is/purplemagic/category/truarbrogð/
Zend Framework logo http://www.myskills.be/
Sneaking in: http://fakeposters.com
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54. Questions ?
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55. Thank you!
Contact details:
Twitter: @Martin1982
Blog: http://www.martindekeijzer.nl
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