Question

How should be form element names, table column manes, free text etc.. translated in multilanguage website on Zend Farmework.
The body of websites already translated and stored in database but the rest not.

Example for parts that not translated:Name, Phone:

<form>
<label>Name: </label>
<input type="text">
<label>Phone: </label>
<input type="text">
</form>

Answer 1

You can use whatever you feel is appropriate for the translation labels.

Some people prefer numbers, some prefer tags, some just put in the regular text, e.g.

echo $this->translate('123');
echo $this->translate('contactform.label.phone');
echo $this->translate('Phone');

It’s much more important that you keep it consistent, once you decided what to use.

See the chapter on Using Translation Adapters in the ZF Reference Guide