Using gettext to manage translations How it works: Extract phrases: %xgettext gettext.php% Create directories: %mkdir -p nl/LC_MESSAGES% Copy file: %cp messages.po nl/LC_MESSAGES% Translate: %vi nl/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po% Compile: %msgfmt nl/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po \ % % -o nl/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo% Usage: here") . " " . _("to login"), 'login.php'); ?>]]>