Description

string

fetch

string

template

string

cache_id

string

compile_id

This returns the template output instead of displaying it. Supply a valid template resource type and path. As an optional second parameter, you can pass a $cache id, see the caching section for more information.

PARAMETER.COMPILEID

<?php
include('Smarty.class.php');
$smarty = new Smarty;

$smarty->setCaching(true);

// set a separate cache_id for each unique URL
$cache_id = md5($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);

// capture the output
$output = $smarty->fetch('index.tpl', $cache_id);

// do something with $output here
echo $output;
?>

The email_body.tpl template

Dear {$contact_info.name},

Welcome and thank you for signing up as a member of our user group.

Click on the link below to login with your user name
of '{$contact_info.username}' so you can post in our forums.

{$login_url}

List master

{textformat wrap=40}
This is some long-winded disclaimer text that would automatically get wrapped
at 40 characters. This helps make the text easier to read in mail programs that
do not wrap sentences for you.
{/textformat}

The php script using the PHP mail() function

<?php

// get $contact_info from db or other resource here

$smarty->assign('contact_info',$contact_info);
$smarty->assign('login_url',"http://{$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']}/login");

mail($contact_info['email'], 'Thank You', $smarty->fetch('email_body.tpl'));

?>