install

• download zip file, and extract it.

wget http://code.google.com/p/php-google-translator/downloads/detail?name=php-google-translator.zip

• unzip the file you downloaded

gunzip php-google-translator.zip

• copy the file to /usr/local/bin.

sudo cp ./translator.php /usr/local/bin

• change the file mode to executable

sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/translator.php

• modify your shell setting (if you are using bashrc)

vim ~/.bashrc

• add this line to your bashrc file.

alias translate='/usr/local/bin/translator.php'

• it's all done.

command line usage

roga@carlisten-lx:~$ translate The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Translate from: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Translate into: 快速棕色狐狸跳過了懶惰的狗

deep inside (example PHP code)

unset($argv[0]);
$source = implode($argv, ' ');
$translator = new translator();

$result = $translator->translate($source, "en", "zh-TW");

echo "$source = $result" . PHP_EOL;