@c This file is part of the GNU gettext manual.
@c Copyright (C) 1995-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c See the file gettext.texi for copying conditions.

@node PHP
@subsection PHP Hypertext Preprocessor
@cindex PHP

@table @asis
@item RPMs
mod_php4, mod_php4-core, phpdoc

@item Ubuntu packages
php

@item File extension
@code{php}, @code{php3}, @code{php4}

@item String syntax
@code{"abc"}, @code{'abc'}

@item gettext shorthand
@code{_("abc")}

@item gettext/ngettext functions
@code{gettext}, @code{dgettext}, @code{dcgettext}; starting with PHP 4.2.0
also @code{ngettext}, @code{dngettext}, @code{dcngettext}

@item textdomain
@code{textdomain} function

@item bindtextdomain
@code{bindtextdomain} function

@item setlocale
Programmer must call @code{setlocale (LC_ALL, "")}

@item Prerequisite
---

@item Use or emulate GNU gettext
use

@item Extractor
@code{xgettext}

@item Formatting with positions
@code{printf "%2\$d %1\$d"}

@item Portability
On platforms without gettext, the functions are not available.

@item po-mode marking
---
@end table

An example is available in the @file{examples} directory: @code{hello-php}.