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Christhoper Key
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Posted by Christhoper Key
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Browser URL with lang path

Hello! I have a question about URL.

So I would like to add language path into the browser URL bar. For example: https://mysite.com/EN/index.php https://mysite.com/RUS/index.php

I have no idea how to even search for such a information into the net. Can anyone help me out with some keywords for getting on the right path for this system?

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Felipe Giovanni de Moura Santos
Felipe Giovanni de Moura Santos
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Felipe Giovanni de Moura Santos
Felipe Giovanni de Moura Santos
23,702 Points

search for URL QUERY STRINGS.

Christhoper Key
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Christhoper Key
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Christhoper Key
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I'm not sure if I get it at all. Could you explain in details?

Felipe Giovanni de Moura Santos
Felipe Giovanni de Moura Santos
23,702 Points
Felipe Giovanni de Moura Santos
Felipe Giovanni de Moura Santos
23,702 Points

You can use Query parameters to pass additional information from client to server. Each will be composed by a question mark, a key, an equal sign and a value. In your case, you would use something like https://mysite.com?lang=en or https://mysite.com?lang=rus. You would then GET the lang parameter value from the url ($_GET["lang"], don't forget to filter and validate).

I would suggest taking the "Build a Basic PHP Website" course. This lesson from it talks about that:

https://teamtreehouse.com/library/working-with-get-variables

Felipe Giovanni de Moura Santos
Felipe Giovanni de Moura Santos
23,702 Points

I would like to add that this is just a suggestion, for a quick, easy and beginner friendly solution. You'll see it on several websites.

If you start using a router, for example, you could then, of course, do it in a different way. In Laravel, you'll have the Localization features to help you with that, etc...