Adding Translations

[Webase]

I'm wanting to add translated versions to my website, what would be easiest way to do that? Multi-languages.

I plan on use rewrite engine, so I'd look like this:
http://www.webasenet.com/lang_name/

Any idea?

[Jeremy]

well, how is your website currently structured? just static html files, or do u use a cms of some kind?

[Webase]

I made my own script, it uses PHP/MySQL with rewrite: details.php?id=# becomes webhost/#.html

I liked the aardvark system for translation could you please explain me how it works?

What you do is, get the language with _GET, then add the correct language file according to $_GET['lang'], the $string values will be updated with the language file?

[Jeremy]

you just have a whole bunch of translations sitting in a directory, like i do. then, based on some factor (could be a GET request), you include one o the translations. then every bit of text is $LANG['hello'] instead of just hello.

[Webase]

It show the same page in all languages, would SE's consider that as spam/cloned pages?

[Jeremy]

i doubt it. the content would be completely different, as far as the search engine is concerned, simply because it is in a different language

[Webase]

Ok, thanks a lot for the support!