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See `apache/README.md` for usage instructions and common commands to install and enable the vhost on Ubuntu/Debian systems. ## Multi-language support (admin & frontend) This repository now contains a basic multi-language system for categories and articles. Key features: - A `languages` table (and `Language` model) and admin CRUD to add/enable languages - Per-entity translation tables: `article_translations`, `category_translations` - `primary_locale` columns on `articles` and `categories` - Admin UI supports adding translations for additional locales on create/edit Quick setup: 1. Run migrations: `php artisan migrate` 2. Seed default languages (English & Arabic): `php artisan db:seed` 3. Backfill existing content into translations: `php artisan trans:backfill` Notes: - The default app locale is used as the primary locale for new records and seeding. - Search and article show pages now resolve translations per current user locale. - Future steps: improve per-locale validation, add searching/indexing across locales, and add redirects when an article's slug is only in a fallback locale. ### LibreTranslate integration 🔧 - Use a local LibreTranslate instance to auto-translate fields from the primary locale when you click **Copy from primary** in the admin create/edit views for Articles and Categories. - Configure the URL and optional API key in your `.env`: ``` LIBRETRANSLATE_URL=http://localhost:5000 LIBRETRANSLATE_API_KEY= ``` - The frontend calls a new admin endpoint (`POST /admin/translate`) which proxies to LibreTranslate and returns translated values for the requested fields. If translation fails, the UI falls back to copying primary values. ## Testing To run the test suite locally you need the PHP SQLite PDO extension available (the test suite uses an sqlite database by default). On Debian/Ubuntu systems install it with: sudo apt install php-sqlite3 Or enable the `pdo_sqlite` extension in your PHP installation.