In DetailSmarty is a templating engine for PHP. Designers who are used to working with HTML files can work with Smarty templates, which are HTML files with simple tags while programmers work with the underlying PHP code. The Smarty engine brings the code and templates together. The result of all this is that designers can concentrate on designing, programmers can concentrate on programming, and they don't need to get in each others way so much.Even if you are developing a site on your own, Smarty is a powerful way to make your code clearer to you and others, as well as easier to debug and modify later.Visit the Free Online Edition for Smarty PHP Template Programming and Applications and learn more about the book and discover what each chapter from this book has in store.You can now download "e;Smarty Cheat Sheet"e; for free: smartybook.packtpub.com/ApproachUsing a step-by-step approach based on realistic examples, the expert authors show you how to use Smarty in your own PHP development.Who this book is forThis book is written for PHP developers who want to use Smarty templates in their development, and for designers who are working with PHP developers who are using Smarty.