# Arabic language not getting translated

**URL:** <https://ask.gibbonedu.org/t/arabic-language-not-getting-translated/2385>\
**Category:** Translation\
**Created:** [December 30, 2019, 2:17am UTC](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/t/arabic-language-not-getting-translated/2385 "2019-12-30T02:17:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![omarosh](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/f6c823/32.png) [@omarosh](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/u/omarosh)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2019, 2:17am UTC](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/t/arabic-language-not-getting-translated/2385/1 "2019-12-30T02:17:49Z")

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So I have installed the Arabic translation and when I activate it, the system does switch to RTL

but

The strings do not change.

On my local environment, with the same .mo file, it is translating, but on my production environment, it just isn’t switching the language.

Where is the first place I should look… to begin the process of debugging?

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**Author:** ![sandra](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/user_avatar/ask.gibbonedu.org/sandra/32/5_2.png) [@sandra](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/u/sandra)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2019, 3:27am UTC](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/t/arabic-language-not-getting-translated/2385/2 "2019-12-30T03:27:28Z")

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Hi omarosh,

The most common cause of a translation not showing up is the locale needing setup on your sever, check out the docs here: [https://docs.gibbonedu.org/administrators/misc/internationalisation/](https://docs.gibbonedu.org/administrators/misc/internationalisation/)

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**Author:** ![omarosh](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/f6c823/32.png) [@omarosh](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/u/omarosh)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 1:23pm UTC](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/t/arabic-language-not-getting-translated/2385/3 "2019-12-31T13:23:37Z")

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Hi Sandra

Thanks so much. I didn’t know the locale of the server would have anything to do with it 🙂 thanks a lot. it worked!

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**Author:** ![Aziz](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@Aziz](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/u/Aziz)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2021, 8:32am UTC](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/t/arabic-language-not-getting-translated/2385/4 "2021-11-25T08:32:45Z")

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Hi @omarosh i just switched my system to a new hosting, and i faced this issue, can you please let me know how did you fix it.  
in my case i am on a shared hosting, with DirectAdmin as a control panel, so i am clueless on how to solve it

Arabic language is installed but it wont show up.

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**Author:** ![Aziz](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@Aziz](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/u/Aziz)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 9:37am UTC](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/t/arabic-language-not-getting-translated/2385/5 "2021-12-25T09:37:13Z")

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> Hi @omarosh i just switched my system to a new hosting, and i faced this issue, can you please let me know how did you fix it. in my case i am on a shared hosting, with DirectAdmin as a control panel, so i am clueless on how to solve it
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> Arabic language is installed but it wont show up.

Contacted the server admin ,they updated the Arabic locale files and now it is working perfect