01. Preparation
Last modified: February 9, 2008 - 08:28
- Make sure you have a working Drupal site. If your installation is new, create some test content just to verify that everything is working properly. (Do not install Localizer at this point.) You may want to install some of the more basic modules that are compatible with Localizer, such as Views, at this point as well. (Note that Localizer is NOT compatible with the contributed module Internationalization, also known as "i18n", so this module should be deactivated if it has been installed previously. Note also that as of this writing, Localizer is NOT compatible with Drupal 6.x. Drupal 6.x already has many multilingual functions in it. Watch for future announcements about upgrade paths and what Localizer may become in the post 5.x world.)
- Decide what your taxonomy will look like. This is not mandatory but it maybe good to have it ready in advance as taxonomy can also be in multiple languages.
- Download the user interface files for the languages that you will be using on your site. These are known as .po files and can typically be found at www.drupal.org/project/Translations . However, often there are “language-local” sites (EX: www.drupal.jp for Japanese, www.drupalitalia.org for Italian, etc.) that have later versions of .po and other useful files, both for Drupal core and contributed modules, so it is a good idea to do some searching beforehand.
- Download the version of Localizer that works with your version of Drupal from the Localizer project page at http://drupal.org/project/localizer. (Do not install Localizer at this point.)
Note that of this writing the latest stable combination is Drupal 5.7 + Localizer 3.0. You can find Drupal-Localizer version combinations by visiting http://speedtech.it/drupal-localizer. Do not use any of the Localizer version 2.x releases as they contain contributed code that has proven to be unstable. Note also that some installation procedures have changed as of Localizer 3.0, so if you are using 1.x, please refer to the README.txt for installation/upgrade procedures.