Smarty templating and presentation library for PHP

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PHP has historically been a simple scripting language used for quickly developing small web sites with dynamic content. But newer features have given the language the structure and libraries for building larger applications. One such library is Smarty, a templating and presentation engine. Smarty helps developers build applications in modules by separating the presentation layer from the application code. This article covers some of the basic features of Smarty for developers.

Smarty provides the framework for creating a distinct layer for the user interface. A distinct interface layer gives designers the flexibility to modify or redo the interface without altering any of the application code. The template code looks just like HTML and allows designers to work in a familiar environment. Designers need only learn a few simple commands that retrieve the data from PHP...

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Smarty Template Engine web site: http://smarty.php.net/