3 language web language names as flags

[imop]

Greeting to you all!

 

I`m a real newbie at php please help...  :-\

 

I have a problem: i don`t know how to define an image (Language flag)  to display insted of text so he re is the code:

language.php

<?php
// This is a library, that by including it,
// automatically determines the proper language
// to use and includes the language file.

// First define an array of all possible
// languages:

$languages = array('lv' => 'Latviešu', 'en' => 'English', 'ru' => 'По Русски');

// Look at the GET string to see if lang is
// specified:
  if (isset($_GET['lang'])) {
  // It's been specified, so set the language
  $lang = $_GET['lang'];
  // While here, send a cookie to remember this
  // selection for 1 year.
  setcookie('lang', $lang, time()+(3600*24*365));
}
// Ok, otherwise look for the cookie itself:
elseif (isset($_COOKIE['lang'])) {
  // Use this
  $lang = $_COOKIE['lang'];
} else {
  // Otherwise, default to English
  $lang = 'lv';
}

// Make sure that the language string we have is
// a valid one:
if (!(in_array($lang, array_keys($languages)))) {
  die("ERROR: Bad Language String Provided!");
}

// Now include the appropriate language file:
require_once "languages/{$lang}.php";

// As one last step, create a function
// that can be used to output language
// options to the user:
function switch_language_options() {
  // Include a few globals that we will need:
  global $text, $languages, $lang;

  // Start our string with a language specific
  // 'switch' statement:
  // $retval = $text['switch'];

  // Loop through all possible languages to
  // create our options.
  $get = $_GET;
  foreach ($languages as $abbrv => $name) {
    // Create the link, ignoring the current one.
    if ($abbrv !== $lang) {
      // Recreate the GET string with
      // this language.
      $get['lang'] = $abbrv;
      $url = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] . '?' .
        http_build_query($get);
      $retval .= " <a href=\"{$url}\">
        {$name}</a>";
    }
  }

// Now return this string.
  return $retval;
}
?>

 

I know that i need to change this part:

 

// First define an array of all possible
// languages:

$languages = array('lv' => 'Latviešu', 'en' => 'English', 'ru' => 'По Русски');

 

This is on of my language files:

 

lv.php

 

<?php
// Visi teksti kuri nepieciešami lapas darbībai,
// Latviešu valodā.
$GLOBALS['text'] = array (
  'title' => 'v0.1 LV',
  'lv' => 'Latviešu'
  );

// Define text as image
$GLOBALS['imgsrc'] = array (
  'lv' => 'img/karogi/lv.gif'
  );
?>

 

How do i insert this in to - language.php to display flags instead of text?

 

Thx!

[suncore]

Multidimensional arrays ( just an example ) :

 

<?php
$languages = array("lv" => array("alias" => "Latviešu", "image" => "images/flag-lv.gif"));
echo "Text: " . $languages['lv']['alias'] . "<br>";
echo "Image: " . $languages['lv']['image'] . "<br>";
?>

[imop]

That means i need to define array to all languages i have?

 

I tried do put the script, you wrote, in language.php, but this is not working also for images

 

i`m confused

 

I think it wont be the case... 

 

 

$languages = array('lv' => 'Latviešu', 'en' => 'English', 'ru' => 'Russian');

 

Because the $language give the language name down to next step of script who is responsable for LINK on language switcher:

 

// As one last step, create a function
// that can be used to output language
// options to the user:
function switch_language_options() {
  // Include a few globals that we will need:
  global $text, $languages, $lang;

  // Start our string with a language specific
  // 'switch' statement:
  // $retval = $text['switch'];

  // Loop through all possible languages to
  // create our options.
  $get = $_GET;
  foreach ($languages as $abbrv => $name) {
    // Create the link, ignoring the current one.
    if ($abbrv !== $lang) {
      // Recreate the GET string with
      // this language.
      $get['lang'] = $abbrv;
      $url = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] . '?' .
        http_build_query($get);
      $retval .= " <a href=\"{$url}\">
        {$name}</a>";
    }
  }

// Now return this string.
  return $retval;
}