The script I'm working on is designed to be translated, so I created a basic language file, and all text messages are read from it as per this very basic function:

PHP Code:

function ln_lang() {

    global $Site;

    $langfile = 'lang.'.$Site['Lang'];

    $txt = file($langfile);
    
    return $txt;

}; 


It's supposed to read the entire file into an array, so that a message can be echoed simply by including $txt[n].

When I created all of this on my Linux box, it worked fine. But now that I've reformatted with Windows, there's something wrong. Changes to the language file don't reflect in the script - not when I add new lines, or delete the existing ones.

I get the feeling that PHP is caching the file somewhere, so I was wondering how to get rid of that caching. And if it's not possible, if there's a simplistic workaround?

~ Wogan

I think it may be how you're calling the function. Try something like this:

PHP Code:

function ln_lang() {

    global $Site, $txt;

    $langfile = 'lang.'.$Site['Lang'];

    $txt = file($langfile);

} 


PHP does not cache files. Look for the problem in another place. Ensure that you edit the same file that the script reads.

At the beginning of the index.php file (which branches off to do everything else in the site), I do this:

PHP Code:

$txt = ln_lang(); // Load the Messages variable 


And from there, I use $txt wherever necessary. I'll try your suggestion, but as far as I know, it's supposed to reload the $txt every time index.php is reloaded.

~ Wogan