function updateLang(lang) {
	if (!lang) lang = $("select#languageSel").val();
	$.ajax({
		type: "GET",
		url: "/ajax/lang.php",
		data: 'lang=' + lang,
		success: function(msg){ location.reload(true); }
	});
}

$(document).ready(function() {
	// handling the month/day/year change
	$("a#langSelect").click(function() {
		$("div#footerLang").hide();
		$("div#footerLangSel").show();
	});
});

// HERE'S THE OLD CODE FOR LANGUAGE SELECTION USING DROPDOWN MENU
// <div id="footerLang">
   // &nbsp;<img src="/images/flag_{$session_lang}.gif" height="13" style="vertical-align: middle; border: 1px solid #E8E8E8;" alt="{$session_langName}"> <a href=javascript:// id="langSelect">{$session_langName}</a>
   // </div>
   // <div id="footerLangSel" style="display: none;">
   // <select name="language" id="languageSel" onchange="updateLang('');">
   // {section name=sec loop=$language_array}
      // <option value="{$language_array[sec].abv}" {if $session_lang == $language_array[sec].abv || ($language_array[sec].abv == "en" && !$session_lang)}SELECTED{/if}>{$language_array[sec].name}</option>
   // {/section}
   // </select>
// </div>