Smarty

[ThermoDust]

What do the compiled templates do? Like, are the important or what?

[boots]

Hi ThermoDust.

Most template systems operate at runtime--when a template is requested, it is read at the time of the request and the required replacements are searched for, calculated and performed. All consequent requests for the template generate the same overhead.

In contrast, Smarty treats the template as a source file written using Smarty's syntax. When a template is requested, Smarty reads the template and creates a new PHP script--the compiled template--which directly performs all of the replacements (and actions) required by the source template file. The newly created compiled php script is then used to satisfy the template request--Smarty simply includes (runs) it. The small compilation overhead is overshadowed by the fact that all future requests for the template are directly served by the already compiled PHP script. By default, Smarty detects template changes, automatically recompiling the associated PHP script for you.

IMHO, the compiled templates are a very big part of the 'smarts' of Smarty--one of its defining features and a corner stone of its operation

[ThermoDust]

In the complied templates, what if like a member section is there. Can people access these compiled templates?

[mystrymaster]

I would imagine they would be able to acceess these but have you seen the structure?

The folder nameing convention is like %%321hg3bknkmllgfd897


or somethign like that

I would give someone credit if they can figure that out for a specific page