Set default lang as English [closed]

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I'm using this script:

$lang = substr($_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE'], 0, 2);
switch ($lang){
    case "nl":
        //echo "PAGE FR";
        include("talen/nl.php");//include check session FR
        break;
    case "es":
        //echo "PAGE IT";
        include("talen/es.php");
        break;
    case "en":
        //echo "PAGE EN";
        include("talen/en.php");
        break;        
    default:
        //echo "PAGE EN - Setting Default";
        include("talen/en.php");//include EN in all other cases of different lang detection
        break;
}

But when I set browser language to "af" it doesnt get the default english language...

How can I make that happen?

EDIT:

Because I have no case "af" it doesnt show anything...

When there is no case like "af" I want the default to be "en" but that doesnt work

Edit2:

I'm using this now:

<?
$accept_lang = $_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE'];
$accept_lang = str_replace(' ', '', $accept_lang);

$arr = explode(',', $accept_lang);

$lang = "en";
$q = 0;

if (count($arr) > 0) {
    foreach ($arr as $a) {
    $l = explode(';', $a);

    if (count($l) == 1) {
        $l[1] = 'q=1';  
    }

    $l[1] = str_replace('q=', '', $l[1]);

    if ($l[1] > $q) {
        $q = $l[1];
    $lang = $l[0];  
    }
}
}

$lang = preg_replace('/-(.*)/', '', $lang);

switch ($lang){
    case "nl":
        //echo "PAGE FR";
        include("talen/nl.php");//include check session FR
        break;
    case "es":
        //echo "PAGE IT";
        include("talen/es.php");
        break;
    case "en":
        //echo "PAGE EN";
        include("talen/en.php");
        break;        
    default:
        //echo "PAGE EN - Setting Default";
        include("talen/en.php");//include EN in all other cases of different lang detection
}
?>

But my $lang is still set to "af" and not the default "en"

EDIT 3:

Thanks for your help:

When I try use this:

print $_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE'];
switch ($lang){
    case "nl":
        //echo "PAGE FR";
        print("nl");//include check session FR
        break;
    case "es":
        //echo "PAGE IT";
        print("es");
        break;
    case "en":
        //echo "PAGE EN";
        print("en");
        break;        
    default:
        //echo "PAGE EN - Setting Default";
        print("en");//include EN in all other cases of different lang detection
        break; 
}

It print out this:

af,nl;q=0.8,en;q=0.5,en-us;q=0.3en

But I still got "af".. how

Just for you to know... I got my browser language set to "af" to test it.. just that you know... But it should be load the default with your sript...

Answer 1

You should use something like this script I wrote some time ago, which checks for the language with the best quantity value:

$accept_lang = $_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE'];
$accept_lang = str_replace(' ', '', $accept_lang);

$arr = explode(',', $accept_lang);

$lang = 'en';
$q = 0;

if (count($arr) > 0) {
    foreach ($arr as $a) {
    $l = explode(';', $a);

    if (count($l) == 1) {
        $l[1] = 'q=1';  
    }

    $l[1] = str_replace('q=', '', $l[1]);

    if ($l[1] > $q) {
        $q = $l[1];
    $lang = $l[0];  
    }
}
}

$lang = preg_replace('/-(.*)/', '', $lang);

Then you can switch() over $lang like you did.

Omit the break; on the default: case, though.

Edit:

I changed $lang = 'de'; to $lang = 'en';. This is the default language that is taken if HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE is empty.

Answer 2

Just try to do one think. remove break; from default case.