\$compile_dir {#variable.compile.dir}
This is the name of the directory where compiled templates are located.
By default this is ./templates_c, meaning that Smarty will look for
the templates_c/ directory in the same directory as the executing php
script. This directory must be writeable by the web server, see
install for more info.
Note
This setting must be either a relative or absolute path. include_path is not used for writing files.
Note
It is not recommended to put this directory under the web server document root.
Note
As of Smarty 3.1 the attribute \$compile_dir is no longer accessible directly. Use
getCompileDir()andsetCompileDir()instead.
See also getCompileDir(),
setCompileDir(),
$compile_id and
$use_sub_dirs.