What are the best practices for using language files to customize PHP scripts for internationalization?

To customize PHP scripts for internationalization, it is best practice to use language files to store all the text strings in different languages. By separating the text content from the code, it makes it easier to manage translations and maintain the script for different languages. To implement this, create language files for each supported language and load the appropriate language file based on the user's language preference. 

```php
// Load the appropriate language file based on user's preference
$language = isset($_SESSION['language']) ? $_SESSION['language'] : 'en';

// Include the language file
include_once "languages/{$language}.php";
```

In the above code snippet, we load the appropriate language file based on the user's preference stored in the session variable. The language files are stored in a 'languages' directory with the language code as the filename (e.g., en.php for English). This allows for easy customization and management of translations for different languages.

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language files internationalization PHP scripts customization best practices

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