Convert Western numerals to Khmer:
Create resources/lang/km/auth.php , validation.php , pagination.php with Khmer translations.
Carbon::setLocale('km'); // Khmer month names are automatically handled if ICU data present
return view('posts.show', [ 'title' => __($post->title), 'created' => $post->created_at->isoFormat('LL'), 'content' => $post->content ]); laravel khmer
Create a helper:
// app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php Validator::extend('khmer_script', function ($attribute, $value) return preg_match('/^[\pKhmer\s]+$/u', $value); ); Usage:
"Hello": "សួស្តី", "Welcome :name": "សូមស្វាគមន៍ :name", "Dashboard": "ផ្ទាំងគ្រប់គ្រង" ]; // app/Http/Middleware/LocaleMiddleware
Example: "សួស្តីពិភពលោក" → "សួស្តីពិភពលោក" (keep original or truncate).
<?php return [ 'required' => 'សូមបំពេញ :attribute', 'email' => ':attribute មិនមែនជាអ៊ីមែលត្រឹមត្រូវ', // ... ]; // app/Http/Middleware/LocaleMiddleware.php public function handle($request, Closure $next)
// app/Helpers/KhmerHelper.php function khmer_slug($string, $length = 50) $string = preg_replace('/[^\pKhmer\s]/u', '', $string); $string = trim($string); return mb_substr($string, 0, $length, 'UTF-8'); $length = 50) $string = preg_replace('/[^\pKhmer\s]/u'
Laravel can fully support the Khmer language with careful configuration of localization, database collation, custom helpers for numerals and slugs, and appropriate search strategies. While the lack of word boundaries remains a challenge, combining ngram search or external search engines provides acceptable performance.
class PostController extends Controller