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cache of Months in Arabic

by nikhil jagatiya - Wednesday, September 30, 2015, 2:13 PM

Hello Communities,
I'm facing a one minor but can't seen and understand what to do with it.

Actually I solved in and convert Months in Arabic language using the following code in moodlelib.php (Moodle v.2.9) file.

$datestring = str_replace('January','يناير',$datestring);
$datestring = str_replace('February','فبراير',$datestring);
$datestring = str_replace('March','مارس',$datestring);
...
...
and so on.

Now I want to change the Arabic string and I've changed but it display old one. How it display the old strings I don't know, I removed all cache from the moodledata dir and try to to change but get same result.

Anybody know about it why it happens? Is there any other cache interrupt and display the old strings?

Thank you ['}

Re: cache of Months in Arabic

by Simon Rediss-Whitfield - Wednesday, September 30, 2015, 6:07 PM

You may have to create a new language pack, please see https://docs.moodle.org/29/en/Language_packs

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Re: cache of Months in Arabic

by nikhil jagatiya - Thursday, October 1, 2015, 1:54 PM

Hello simon Rediss-Whitfield,

Thank you for your valuable response. I tried as per you suggest and create one local plugin called local/mystrings/lang/ar .

For example :-

New strings in local plugin

$string['August'] = 'أغسطس';

$string['September'] = 'سبتمبر';

Where, it shows old one

August = 'آب'

September = 'أيلول'

Still its display old strings have any idea why it happens?

Waiting for reply.

Thank you.

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Re: cache of Months in Arabic

by Simon Rediss-Whitfield - Thursday, October 1, 2015, 3:23 PM

Hi Nikhil,

Sorry you have lost me, why did you create a new plugin? I dont think this has worked as moodle will still be looking at the original string in the moodle lang folder EN.

Can you not just download the arabic language pack from https://download.moodle.org/langpack/2.9/ (or the one for the moodle version you have) and install it via Administration > Site administration > Language > Language packs.

Once you have done this purge your cache in moodle using Administration>Development>Purge all caches and make sure you then separately clear the cache of your browsers

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Re: cache of Months in Arabic

by nikhil jagatiya - Thursday, October 1, 2015, 5:11 PM

Hello Simon,

Thanks for reply, I already installed Arabic language pack and it does not convert the Months name in Arabic that's why I have to edit moodlelib.php and replace the English string into Arabic.

But when I found that all Moth names of the Arabic are wrong then I try to change and now it display the old strings.

I tried and add some new strings in language pack of Arabic of moodledata but got same result. After then I created local plugin and check it work fine in my local machine but not on live.

As you suggest on above message I installed new Arabic and clear all session and cookies even I delete my temp files from the moodledata but get same result it didn't change.

So what now is there any other way to clear language cache, I don't know from where it converts Months name.

Let me know if you have any other idea.

Thank you once again ['}

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Re: cache of Months in Arabic

by Helen Foster - Thursday, October 1, 2015, 5:51 PM

Hi Nikhil,

Month names come from your operating system. It seems you're not the only one to report a problem with month names in Arabic (see the discussion Months Name in Arabic Pack).

I'm just going to move this discussion to the Languages forum where lots of languages experts hang out and hopefully someone has some ideas.

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Re: cache of Months in Arabic

by nikhil jagatiya - Thursday, October 1, 2015, 7:37 PM

Hello Friends

I glad to see your replies thank you for reply.

@Helen Foster, I know about it and I already read your post number of times but what I'm facing that it works in localhost machine but not in Live.

As I written in above post I already solved and succeed to display Months in Arabic but after check I knew that all strings are wrong so I just change that Arabic string nothing else but it display as it is as I modified last.

So Helen we can convert Months name using str_replace(); function in moodlelib.php as I done.

But My problem is something else. I don't know whether its cache or coming from else?

Even I searched in my whole project the string 'January' its only in lib/moodlelib.php which is mine.

Still facing same problem !!!

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Re: cache of Months in Arabic

by Robert Brenstein - Thursday, October 1, 2015, 11:35 PM

If you search this forum, you find several discussions about this topic. As Helen said, month names are coming not from Moodle but from the operating system Moodle runs on. That system has to be configured correctly and Moodle settings have to match.

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Re: cache of Months in Arabic

by David Mudrák - Friday, October 2, 2015, 7:57 PM

Firstly, this moodlelib.php hack smells and I would suggest not to do such things. The only reliable and supported way is to have proper locale installed on the server.

Secondly, is there a chance that the old hardcoded arabic string got actually saved into the database? Where exactly are you seeing it? If it is somehow stored in the database and displayed from it, it would explain why you still see the old text even after reverting the code.

I am not aware of any cache that might affect this. But again, it depends on how many hacks like this are actually there on the site. Can't help much here, sorry.

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Re: cache of Months in Arabic

by Simon Rediss-Whitfield - Thursday, October 1, 2015, 6:26 PM

Hi Nikhil,

I am afraid that this out of my current moodle knowledge.

Hopefully some of the guys in this forum section will be able to assist you further.

Good luck

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