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bindtextdomain

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(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

Sets or gets the path for a domain

Description

bindtextdomain(string $domain, string|null $directory = null): string|false

The bindtextdomain() function sets or gets the path for a domain.

domain: The domain.
directory: The directory path. An empty string means the current directory. If null, the currently set directory is returned.

The full pathname for the domain currently being set, Falseforfailure.

Version	Description
8.4.0	`directory` is optional now. Previously, the parameter always had to be specified.
8.0.3	`directory` is nullable now. Previously, it was not possible to retrieve the currently set directory.

php

<?php

$domain = 'myapp';
echo bindtextdomain($domain, '/usr/share/myapp/locale');

?>

The above example will output:

output

/usr/share/myapp/locale

Note

The bindtextdomain() information is maintained per process, not per thread.

Source: reference/gettext/functions/bindtextdomain.xml · from the official PHP manual (php/doc-en)