[Mediawiki-i18n] How to edit Message files

[Petr Kadlec]

On 03/07/06, kent sin <kentsin at gmail.com> wrote:
> I am trying to edit the message file, everytime I make a change break
> the wiki. I find out that some line in the message file like the
> Sysoptest is break into several lines. Is this cause the problem?

Normally not, PHP allows multiline string literals.

> How can I edit the file?

After editing the file in any plain-text editor (e.g. Notepad, not
Word), check for its validity using
php -l MessagesXx.php
(well, if you have PHP installed, which you probably have if you are
running a wiki).

-- [[cs:User:Mormegil | Petr Kadlec]]