Yii Framework Configuration Language Package

• Configuration file frontend\config\main.php

  'language' => 'zh-CN',

  // Configure language pack 
          'i18n' => [
               'translations' => [
                   '*' => [
                       'class' => 'yii\i18n\PhpMessageSource',
                       // 'basePath' => '/messages', 
                      'fileMap ' => [
                           'common' => 'common.php' 
                      ] ,
                  ]
              ],
          ],

  

• Write Chinese translation in frontend\messages\zh-CN\common.php (if not, create corresponding directories and files)

  

  <?php
  
  return [
       'Blog' => 'Blog',
      'Home' => 'Home',
      'About' => 'About us',
      'Contact' => 'Contact us',
      'Signup' => 'Signup',
      'Login' => 'Login', 
  ];

• Use in frontend\views\layouts\main.php

  <?php
              NavBar::begin([
                  'brandLabel' => Yii::t('common', 'Blog'),
                  'brandUrl' => Yii::$app->homeUrl,
                  'options' => [
                      'class' => 'navbar-inverse navbar-fixed-top',
                  ],
              ]);
              $menuItems = [
                  ['label' => Yii::t('yii', 'Home'), 'url' => ['/site/index']],
                  ['label' => Yii::t('common', 'About'), 'url' => ['/site/about']],
                  ['label' => Yii::t('common', 'Contact'), 'url' => ['/site/contact']],
              ];
              if (Yii::$app->user->isGuest) {
                  $menuItems[] = ['label' => Yii::t('common', 'Signup'), 'url' => ['/site/signup']];
                  $menuItems[] = ['label' => Yii::t('common', 'Login'), 'url' => ['/site/login']];
              } else {
                  $menuItems[] = [
                      'label' => 'Logout (' . Yii::$app->user->identity->username . ')',
                      'url' => ['/site/logout'],
                      'linkOptions' => ['data-method' => 'post']
                  ];
              }
              echo Nav::widget([
                  'options' => ['class' => 'navbar-nav navbar-right'],
                  'items' => $menuItems,
              ]);
              NavBar::end();
          ?>