In PHP file, get {$variable} to do the equivalent of

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Dirt-simple PHP templates… can this work without eval?

Let's say I have a text file called template.tpl. The contents of template.tpl is:

<html>
<body>This is a variable: {$variable}</body>
</html>

Is there a way for PHP to render template.tpl as a PHP file and then understand that {$variable} should be processed as <?php echo $variable; ?>?

Well, with string processing, there is a way, so the answer is yes. However I wonder with such a trivial answer, why you ask the question. Also I can imagine this has been asked before, so I wonder why you haven't found so far a more detailed answer. — hakre, Jun 24 '12 at 15:16
The question I linked above is basically asking the same question (albeit in a much more long-winded way). The [answer I gave then](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3930053/dirt-simple-php-templates-can-this-work-without-eval/3958625#3958625) is the same as the one I'd give now. In short: why do you want to do this? — Spudley, Jun 24 '12 at 15:19

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 24 '12 at 15:21

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Pretty much trivial with output buffering.

$variable = 'I am a variable';
$output = '';
ob_start();
require 'template.tpl';
$output = ob_get_clean();
echo $output;

answered Jun 24 '12 at 15:21

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:34

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If you must do this sort of thing, use the Smarty templating language. That's what it does, and it's popular enough that it must be doing something right.

However, I would strongly suggest not doing this. See my related answer here: Dirt-simple PHP templates... can this work without `eval`?

edited May 23 '17 at 12:34

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answered Jun 24 '12 at 15:21

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In PHP file, get {$variable} to do the equivalent of

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