How to add PHP code to .tpl file

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I need to display some external data from php file to .tpl file. For this I want to include php file to .tpl file. I have tried folllowing code to display php file content to tpl.

{php} include('custom_code.php'); {/php}

but on page output was include('custom_code.php');

And your Smarty delimiters are `{}`? What if they're `{{}}`? — Lightness Races in Orbit, Mar 07 '12 at 12:33

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 07 '12 at 12:38

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{php} has been deprecated. Have a look at Extending Smarty With Plugins.

put the follwing in …/plugins/function.yourplugin.php:

<?php
function smarty_function_yourplugin(array $params, Smarty_Template_Instance) {
    include 'your_other_file.php';
}

and use in your template:

{yourplugin}

answered Mar 07 '12 at 12:38

rodneyrehm

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thanks rodneyrehm for solution, I will try your solution. – absolutek Mar 08 '12 at 10:19

tonymarschall · Answer 2 · 2012-03-07T12:57:52.757

There is a best practise guide on smarty homepage. #1 is Do not embed PHP!

http://www.smarty.net/best_practices

Try this: {include_php file="/path/to/somefile.php"}

But notice:

{include_php} is deprecated from Smarty, use registered plugins 
to properly insulate presentation from the application code. 
As of Smarty 3.1 the {include_php} tags are only available 
from SmartyBC.

So best way is to write a smarty plugin as explained by rodneyrehm

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 07 '12 at 12:37

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You shouldn't add PHP code to the template. It will make whole idea of templates spoiled.

You have to add PHP code to controller, not template.

answered Mar 07 '12 at 12:37

Your Common Sense

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