# Installation

### Install package

Add the package in your `composer.json` by executing the command.

```bash
composer require astrotomic/laravel-translatable
```

### Configuration

We copy the configuration file to our project.

```bash
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=translatable 
```

{% hint style="info" %}
There isn't any restriction for the format of the locales. Feel free to use whatever suits you better, like "eng" instead of "en", or "el" instead of "gr". The important is to define your locales and stick to them.
{% endhint %}

### Migrations

In this example, we want to translate the model `Post`. We will need an extra table `post_translations`:

{% code-tabs %}
{% code-tabs-item title="create\_posts\_table.php" %}
```php
Schema::create('posts', function(Blueprint $table) {
    $table->increments('id');
    $table->string('author');
    $table->timestamps();
});
```
{% endcode-tabs-item %}
{% endcode-tabs %}

{% code-tabs %}
{% code-tabs-item title="create\_post\_translations\_table" %}
```php
Schema::create('post_translations', function(Blueprint $table) {
    $table->increments('id');
    $table->integer('post_id')->unsigned();
    $table->string('locale')->index();
    $table->string('title');
    $table->text('content');

    $table->unique(['post_id', 'locale']);
    $table->foreign('post_id')->references('id')->on('posts')->onDelete('cascade');
});
```
{% endcode-tabs-item %}
{% endcode-tabs %}

### Models

The translatable model `Post` should [use the trait](http://www.sitepoint.com/using-traits-in-php-5-4/) `Astrotomic\Translatable\Translatable`. The default convention for the translation model is `PostTranslation`. The array `$translatedAttributes` contains the names of the fields being translated in the `PostTranslation` model.

{% code-tabs %}
{% code-tabs-item title="Post.php" %}
```php
use Astrotomic\Translatable\Contracts\Translatable as TranslatableContract;
use Astrotomic\Translatable\Translatable;

class Post extends Model implements TranslatableContract
{
    use Translatable;
    
    public $translatedAttributes = ['title', 'content'];
    protected $fillable = ['author'];
}
```
{% endcode-tabs-item %}
{% endcode-tabs %}

{% code-tabs %}
{% code-tabs-item title="PostTranslation.php" %}
```php
class PostTranslation extends Model
{
    public $timestamps = false;
    protected $fillable = ['title', 'content'];
}
```
{% endcode-tabs-item %}
{% endcode-tabs %}