going crazy over language switch

[rilana]

I am trying to do a simple langauge switch and I thaught I had figure it out, but no it sitll doesnt work.

<?php 

function sprache() { 

switch($_REQUEST['language'])
{
case 'english':
header("Location: " . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/english/");
exit;
break;

case 'deutsch':
header("Location: " . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/deutsch/");
exit;
break;
}

}  
?>

 

Link to call the script

  <p><a href="?language=english">test</a></p>

 

What is happening is that it does http://www.rilana.biz/geissmann/deutsch/test.php?language=english

unstead of going http://www.rilana.biz/geissmann/english/test.php?language=english

 

Please does anyone know why this is not working? 

 

[paul2463]

first of all why is it in a function and not straight switch code?

 

<?php 

//$language = $_GET['language'];
$language = "english"; //for testing on my system without using the $_GET functions

switch($language)
{
case "english":
$address = "/english/";
break;

case "deutsch":
$address = "/deutsch/";
break;	
}
$header = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
$headerAddress = "$header$address";

echo $headerAddress; //for me echos C:/Program Files/xampp/htdocs/english/

?>

[rilana]

hi thanks for your replay when I do what you said I get /home/rilanab/public_html/deutsch/ as echo.

But how do I make the link? How do I say show the same documentname from the english folder?

 

I tryed <a href="?language=english">test</a> but that links me to

http://www.rilana.biz/geissmann/deutsch/test.php?language=english unstead of http://www.rilana.biz/geissmann/english/test.php

[rilana]

Hi guyes beleve it or not I am still trying to do this language switch thing and it is realy giving me such a hard time! I realy would aprechiate it if someone could stick with me and help me thrue it! I tryed to figure it out and tryed so many different ways but it just want work for me! I find it verry confusing!!!! Please help me!

 

I ended up trying to do this!

 

<?php 


switch($language)
{


case "english":
$address = "/english/";
$header = $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'];
$headerAddress = "$header$address";
header("Location: $headerAddress");


break;


}

?>

 

and then call it with <a href="?language=english">test</a>  but that does not work at all! Does anyone has a good Idea?

[paul2463]

try this

<?php
$language = "deutsch"; //set it here, you set it by $_GET

$url = "http://www.rilana.biz/geissmann/test.php?language=english"; //you set this by $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];

switch($language)
{
case "english":
$address = "english/";
break;
case "deutsch":
$address = "deutsch/";
break;
}

$keywords = preg_split('/\//', $url, -1, PREG_SPLIT_OFFSET_CAPTURE); //creates an associative array splitting by "/"

$count = count($keywords)-1; //find the number of the last entry in the array

$num = $keywords[$count][1]; //get the offset number of the letter of the last "/"

$first = substr($url,0,$num); //split the address up to that character number
$second = substr($url,$num); // and after that character number

$header = "$first$address$second"; //create the new address with the english / deutsch in the right place

echo $header; //echo it out to have a look

?>