I have done something similar, you can check it at http://andreyshubin.com/updates/Hoduli

It seems to me that Hoduli is more flexible :)

You’ve a good point about the name there, and indeed this thing needs a rename quick. “Divorce” sounds a bit negative though :-) Good joke though :D

Either way, I hope you’re tempted to give this one a try - you can be assured that it’ll stay under rapid development.

Currently moved good error messages to the top of my list as per a comment on comp.lang.php - because basically anything parses and gets transformed to PHP, a developer often gets PHP error messages in the compiled file. That sucks, of course, so a cool friendly solution is necessary. Any other requests will be considered, too.

Seriously, I will look at it with an open mind because I’m only starting to use php in a commercial world and think templating is a necessary skill to use. I had looked at Smarty some time ago, but wasn’t hooked enough to use it.

I like the use of php syntax, and for those developers who do code and HTML it’s not a problem to use language constructs such as foreach.

To be honest I wanted to do something like this myself but it’s a big task if your doing other work as well, so I hope this is a useful template system.

On a final point, I think making the name derived from Smarty may be detrimental as it suggests it’s a variation of it, or a copy etc. I think a name that stands it apart would be better. Temphplate or phpViewz are a bit weird but says it all, or just go for something different but memorable such as Divorce - separation, but better. Must get off the drugs!