function khmer_numbers($number) $khmer = ['០','១','២','៣','៤','៥','៦','៧','៨','៩']; return str_replace(range(0,9), $khmer, $number);
Create resources/lang/km/auth.php , validation.php , pagination.php with Khmer translations.
Example: "សួស្តីពិភពលោក" → "សួស្តីពិភពលោក" (keep original or truncate).
Convert Western numerals to Khmer:
Create a helper:
$locale = $request->segment(1); if (in_array($locale, ['en', 'km'])) app()->setLocale($locale); return $next($request);
1. Introduction The Khmer language (Cambodian) presents unique challenges for web applications due to its complex Unicode script, lack of word boundaries (no spaces between words), and specific formatting rules for dates, numbers, and sorting. Laravel, a powerful PHP framework, can be effectively adapted to support Khmer through localization, custom helpers, and database configuration.
// 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');
Carbon::setLocale('km'); // Khmer month names are automatically handled if ICU data present