[FX.php List] Approach for multiple language project

[Jonathan Schwartz]

Hi Folks,

I'm contemplating how to best approach a new project. The core of the 
project is a multi-page online application form that is needed in 6 
different languages.

Obvioulsy, the process starts by defining each block of text in the 
form...including error messaging... and assigning a unique variable. 
The variable gets populated from 6 different "buckets" of values of 
each language after a master language variable is set.

The question is how to store the text data.  I guess the choices are 
either in individual languages php files, one for each language, and 
including the appropriate files.  The other choice is storing the 
text in a FileMaker database.  The first option would be faster, but 
"more technical" to edit. The latter would require more processing 
power but be easier to edit and manage.

A further complication is handling javascript forms validation in the 
various languages as well.

Anyone been down this road before?

Thanks

Jonathan
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Jonathan Schwartz
Exit 445 Group
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415-370-5011