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# Language Integration Setup

**Use the following steps to configure and activate an additional language (for example, Spanish - 'es').**

### STEP 1 : Create a Language Translation Folder

1. **Go to the following directory:**

       • framework/resources/lang/

2. **Inside this folder, create a new folder for your language.**

         • Example (for Spanish):

        • framework/resources/lang/es

3. **Inside your new language folder, add 7 translation files (just like the English version).**

       • You can copy the default English translation files from:

       • framework/resources/lang/en

**Then translate the text inside each file into your new language.**

### Step 2 : Set Your Language in Middleware

1. **Open this file:**

       • framework/app/Http/Middleware/LanguageMiddleware.php

2. **Replace the 'handle' function with the following code:**

        public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next)
\
     {
\
             // You can set your language folder name here
\
            // (like 'en' for English, 'es' for Spanish)
\
            $language = env('locale') ?? 'es';
\
            App::setLocale($language);

           return $next($request);

      }

### STEP 3: Update the App Configuration

1. **Open this file :**

       • framework/.env

2. **Set your language folder name like this :**

&#x20;      • locale=es[<br>](https://app.gitbook.com/o/WoXZFEs33ioROvY3SSIy/s/vQwJKrRXNIbABMuM9nOk/getting-started/installation-guide)