Ryan, I would still recommend Smarty.
It can be as big as you like, but it can also be very simple to set up and maintain. It has the features should your friend decide to expand his usage in the future. If you opt now for something with limited features and later decide to step beyond them, you'll be faced with making another major change then. Just my 2p worth. George in Oxford > -----Original Message----- > From: Ryan A [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 22 June 2006 12:10 pm > To: php php > Subject: [PHP] templating > > > Hi, > > A pal of mine needed some help on his project, he is > using a "header" and "footer" file to "template" his > project... but its gotten a bit complicated as he has > a few dynamic parts in the header and footer files, so > I told him to go with a proper templating method of > templating the whole page rather than includ()ing the > top and bottom. > > After having a better look at his scripts, I am just > not sure if something big (like SMARTY for instance) > would be good for him. He just needs maybe 5 template > pages, same pages, different color. > > Searching google I see literally hundreds of > "templating solutions" can anyone recommend a simple > one or should I tell him to just use str_replace() for > tags like: {{menu_here}} {{header_here} etc? > Something like SMARTY would be like using a nuke to > kill a fly (IMHO) esp since this project will not > expand to anything much bigger or complicated. > > Thanks! > Ryan > > ------ > - The faulty interface lies between the chair and the keyboard. > - Creativity is great, but plagiarism is faster! > - Smile, everyone loves a moron. :-) > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
