\$template\_dir {#variable.template.dir}

This is the name of the default template directory. If you do not supply a resource type when including files, they will be found here. By default this is ./templates, meaning that Smarty will look for the templates/ directory in the same directory as the executing php script. \$template\_dir can also be an array of directory paths: Smarty will traverse the directories and stop on the first matching template found.

> Note > > It is not recommended to put this directory under the web server > document root.

> Note > > If the directories known to $template_dir are relative to > directories known to the > include\_path you > need to activate the $use_include_path > option.

> Note > > As of Smarty 3.1 the attribute \$template\_dir is no longer accessible > directly. Use getTemplateDir(), > setTemplateDir() and > addTemplateDir() instead.

See also Template Resources, $use_include_path, getTemplateDir(), setTemplateDir() and addTemplateDir().