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## \_LANGUE\_PAR_DEFAUT
Tuesday 9 June 2020 , by [jack](.././?page=auteur&id_auteur=593&)
The constant **`_LANGUE_PAR_DEFAUT`** sets the default language. The
default value is French (code `"fr"`). For some non-French-speaking sites,
it may be interesting to set another value.
It is possible to customize this value in your file
`config/mes_options.php` (See the article dedicated to it
(https://www.spip.net/ecrire/?exec=article&id_article=4909)).
**Example :**
// the default language is Dutch
define
(http://www.php.net/define)
(
'_LANGUE_PAR_DEFAUT'
,
'nl'
)
;
**P.S.**
This constant is available from SPIP 3.0.23 and SPIP 3.1.2.
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