# PHP strings PHP translations are usually monolingual, so it is recommended to specify a base file with (what is most often the) English strings. Weblate currently supports several variants of PHP translations: * Monolingual PHP strings in various syntax * [Laravel PHP strings](https://docs.weblate.org/no/latest/formats/laravel.md#laravel-php) Example file: ```php #### Supported features | File extensions | `.php` | |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------| | Linguality [ⓘ](https://docs.weblate.org/no/latest/formats.md#bimono) | Monolingual | | Supports plural [ⓘ](https://docs.weblate.org/no/latest/formats.md#format-plurals) | `No` | | Supports descriptions [ⓘ](https://docs.weblate.org/no/latest/formats.md#format-description) | `Yes` | | Supports explanation [ⓘ](https://docs.weblate.org/no/latest/formats.md#format-explanation) | `No` | | Supports context [ⓘ](https://docs.weblate.org/no/latest/formats.md#format-context) | `No` | | Supports location [ⓘ](https://docs.weblate.org/no/latest/formats.md#format-location) | `No` | | Supports flags [ⓘ](https://docs.weblate.org/no/latest/formats.md#format-flags) | `No` | | API identifier | `php` | | Supports read-only strings [ⓘ](https://docs.weblate.org/no/latest/formats.md#read-only-strings) | `No` | | Supports removing obsolete strings [ⓘ](https://docs.weblate.org/no/latest/formats.md#obsolete-strings) | `No` | ## Weblate configuration | | Typical Weblate [Component configuration](https://docs.weblate.org/no/latest/admin/projects.md#component) | |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | File mask | `lang/*/texts.php` | | Monolingual base language file | `lang/en/texts.php` | | Template for new translations | `lang/en/texts.php` | | File format | PHP strings |