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Smarty php .tpl - Calling a Function

I have some smarty php code:

in my sample.tpl file:

{require_once(test.php)}
{php}
echo test();
{/php}

and in my test.php file:

<?php
function test(){
  return "hi";
}
?>

For some reason, this breaks the entire template and does not work. Also note that {php} echo "hi" {/php} works fine.

Ultimately, I just need to run code attached to a button. If there's an easy way to do this in smarty (eg. an if statement or something), let me know.

Solution

  • You normally don't need to use require or require_once inside Smarty, a function available in the scope of the caller script (which loaded the template) should be available in the template too...