Smarty for Beginners - Some fun stuff

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Open your index.html file again and let's add some fun stuff. We will use some Smarty predefined variables.

Add this line:

{$smarty.now|date_format:"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"}

Refresh your browser and you'll see today's date and time on the server. The formatting is done using strftime().

Add this line:

{$smarty.server.PHP_SELF}

Refresh your browser and you'll see the filename you are accessing now. I guess the file would be "/smartyrules/index.php". Let me know if it's something else :).

You can read all of this stuff in the Smarty manual. There are plenty of Smarty predefined variables you can adapt and use on your pages. That's all for now, I'll be back with another tutorial soon. All questions and suggestions are welcome.

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