How to add "server" locales

[imc67]

@girish sorry for only sharing the end result of my search for a solution but indeed you’ve probably followed my path as well. Hope you can find the solution?

[girish]

@imc67 I have narrowed down the problem atleast. Something is making the whole locale system to not work in the image.

<?php
setlocale(LC_TIME, "C");
echo strftime("%A");
setlocale(LC_TIME, "fi_FI");
echo strftime(" in Finnish is %A,");
setlocale(LC_TIME, "fr_FR");
echo strftime(" in French %A and");
setlocale(LC_TIME, "de_DE");
echo strftime(" in German %A.\n");
?>

The above code simply doesn't translate anything and everything is in english. The code works let's say in https://www.codephponline.com/ correctly.

I have to debug tomorrow as to why php is not detecting locale data properly.

[girish]

In the base image, the locale date is clearly there.. So, it's something PHP related.

root@bc1f77223f4e:/# date
Mi 10. Feb 08:53:44 UTC 2021
root@bc1f77223f4e:/# export LC_ALL=fi_FI
root@bc1f77223f4e:/# date
ke 10.2.2021 08.54.01 +0000
root@bc1f77223f4e:/# export LC_ALL=fr_FR
root@bc1f77223f4e:/# date
mer. 10 f�vr. 2021 08:54:10 UTC

[girish]

To make matters even more interesting, PHP CLI also works:

# php index.php 
Thursday in Finnish is torstai, in French jeudi and in German Donnerstag.

So, it's something in mod-php .

[girish]

I found the answer deep deep deep deep in the internet! Wow, I cannot remember the last time I ventured into search result page 7 and actually found it useful

https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25411 is the issue which is reported against some rpm based distro. But effectively if modperl is installed, setlocale() in PHP does not work. Crazy! Uninstalling modperl module, does make it work.

[girish]

@imc67 Great success! Can you try the new package?

[imc67]

@girish this is IT!! Wow you're the best!

BTW: Moodle is really awesome too, we're going to use it for free e-learnings about art, history and culture in our community.

[jdaviescoates]

@imc67 @girish I love a happy ending

[robi]

@imc67 I am still looking to see how awesome it is..

been buggy for me just trying to install a dark theme ;-/