query("SELECT value FROM settings WHERE key = 'language'"); $language = $stmt->fetchColumn(); // Also fetch debug mode setting here $stmt = $pdo->query("SELECT value FROM settings WHERE key = 'debug_mode'"); $debug_mode = $stmt->fetchColumn(); } catch (Exception $e) { // If database/table doesn't exist yet, default to English and debug off $language = 'en'; $debug_mode = '0'; } $language = $language ?: 'en'; $debug_mode = $debug_mode ?: '0'; // Set error reporting based on debug mode if ($debug_mode === '1') { ini_set('display_errors', 1); ini_set('display_startup_errors', 1); error_reporting(E_ALL); } else { ini_set('display_errors', 0); ini_set('display_startup_errors', 0); error_reporting(0); } // Load the language file $lang_file = __DIR__ . "/../lang/{$language}.php"; if (file_exists($lang_file)) { $translations = require $lang_file; } else { // Fallback to English if the language file doesn't exist $translations = require __DIR__ . '/../lang/en.php'; } // Function to get a translated string function translate($key) { global $translations; return $translations[$key] ?? $key; }