gettext
    (PHP 3>= 3.0.7, PHP 4 , PHP 5)
gettext -- Lookup a message in the current domain
Description
string 
gettext ( string message)
     This function returns a translated string if one is found in the
     translation table, or the submitted message if not found. You may
     use the underscore character '_' as an alias to this function.
    
Example 1. gettext()-check 
<?php // Set language to German setlocale(LC_ALL, 'de_DE');
  // Specify location of translation tables bindtextdomain("myPHPApp", "./locale");
  // Choose domain textdomain("myPHPApp");
  // Translation is looking for in ./locale/de_DE/LC_MESSAGES/myPHPApp.mo now
  // Print a test message echo gettext("Welcome to My PHP Application");
  // Or use the alias _() for gettext() echo _("Have a nice day"); ?>
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     See also
     setlocale().