PHP template system

I'm beginner in PHP. Please guide me which template system do i use for my web-based application?

Thanks in advance.

 

Smarty is a good choice.

 

Is it open source or paid?

 

Open source, and I second it, it has an easy learning curve so it suits beginners.

 

Give me another option for that please. it'll highly appreciate.

 

http://www.whenpenguinsattack.com/2006/07/19/php-template-engine-roundup/

 

Apart from Smarty, I have no recommendations, unless you are okay with XSLT.

Try: http://www.google.com/search?q=php+template+engines

 

I would definetly recommend smarty, i have tried others in the past but nothing comes close in my opinion.

 

I would recommend you write your own. By the time you've got one working you won't be a beginner anymore With pre-packaged solutions like Smarty, you input some code, and a lot of stuff comes out, but you never bother to understand what happens in the middle. It's best if you understand all aspects of the code you're interacting with.

 

scriptman you gave me good suggestion but as i told you i'm beginner so it will take time to design myself. I'll try to do so but parallel i'll try to use SMARTY.

Thanks guys.