Zend_Translate can handle different adapters for translation.
Each adapter has its own advantages and disadvantages.
Below is a comprehensive list of all supported adapters for
translation source files.
Table 165. Adapters for Zend_Translate
| Adapter | Description | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| Array | Use PHP arrays | Small pages; simplest usage; only for programmers |
| Csv | Use comma separated (*.csv/*.txt) files | Simple text file format; fast; possible problems with unicode characters |
| Gettext | Use binary gettext (*.mo) files | GNU standard for linux; thread-safe; needs tools for translation |
| Ini | Use simple INI (*.ini) files | Simple text file format; fast; possible problems with unicode characters |
| Tbx | Use termbase exchange (*.tbx/*.xml) files | Industry standard for inter application terminology strings; XML format |
| Tmx | Use tmx (*.tmx/*.xml) files | Industry standard for inter application translation; XML format; human readable |
| Qt | Use qt linguist (*.ts) files | Cross platform application framework; XML format; human readable |
| Xliff | Use xliff (*.xliff/*.xml) files |
A simpler format as TMX but related to it;
XML format; human readable
|
| XmlTm | Use xmltm (*.xml) files | Industry standard for XML document translation memory; XML format; human readable |
| Others | *.sql | Different other adapters may be implemented in the future |