RE: [PHP] templates with php

> > My personal approach to this is to use an auto_prepend_file directive > > that tells PHP to automatically include a PHP script. Then in that I > > create the various functions and my "template" files are > > simple PHP files > > that simply call the functions. ie. <?title()?> <?price()?> > > <?description()?> > > How does that work with having different values for different pages? Same way your method does. > Plus, template engines can have added features such as table building. > Eg: > > <TABLE> > <LOOP NAME="deidre"> > <TR><TD>{stuff}</TD></TR> > </LOOP NAME="deidre"> > </TABLE> > > This could build an entire table with however many rows (dependent on > whats in the array (or sql result set) $deidre), and the designers still > have full control on how the table looks. Not sure how you could do this > with your method (though I've not really thought about it that much > :) ). <TABLE> <?loop("deidre")?> <TR><TD>whatever</TD></TR> <?endloop("deidre")?> </TABLE> Not very different at all. And I can guarantee you that this is faster. -Rasmus