Smarty 4 Documentation

Smarty is a template engine for PHP, facilitating the separation of presentation (HTML/CSS) from application logic.

It allows you to write templates, using variables, modifiers, functions and comments, like this:

<h1>{$title|escape}</h1>

<p>
    The number of pixels is: {math equation="x * y" x=$height y=$width}.
</p>

When this template is rendered, with the value "Hello world" for the variable $title, 640 for $width, and 480 for $height, the result is:

<h1>Hello world</h1>

<p>
    The number of pixels is: 307200.
</p>

Introduction

• Philosophy - or "Why do I need a template engine?"
• Features - or "Why do I want Smarty?"
• Getting Started

Smarty for template designers

• Basic Syntax
• Variables
• Variable Modifiers
• Combining Modifiers
• Built-in Functions
• Custom Functions
• Config Files
• Debugging Console

Smarty for php developers

• Charset Encoding
• Constants
• Smarty Class Variables
• Smarty Class Methods
• Caching
• Resources
• Advanced Features
• Extending Smarty With Plugins

Other

• Some random tips & tricks
• Troubleshooting