{php} tags are deprecated from Smarty, and should not be used. Put your
PHP logic in PHP scripts or plugin functions instead.
As of Smarty 3.1 the {php} tags are only available from SmartyBC.
The {php} tags allow PHP code to be embedded directly into the template. They
will not be escaped, regardless of the $php_handling setting.
Example 7.61. php code within {php} tags
{php}
// including a php script directly from the template.
include('/path/to/display_weather.php');
{/php}
Example 7.62. {php} tags with global and assigning a variable
{* this template includes a {php} block that assign's the variable $varX *}
{php}
global $foo, $bar;
if($foo == $bar){
echo 'This will be sent to browser';
}
// assign a variable to Smarty
$this->assign('varX','Toffee');
{/php}
{* output the variable *}
<strong>{$varX}</strong> is my fav ice cream :-)
See also
$php_handling,
{include_php},
{include},
{insert}
and
componentized templates.