Assign variable from Smarty to PHP

Question

I'm using Smarty for eMail-Templates and I want to have mail subject in one place with the body template.

My first try was to set the subject with

{assign var="subject" value="mySubject"}

and access it with

$smart->getTamplateVars();

but subject is nowhere to be found.

My current working solution is:

{php}
    global $subject;
    $subject = "My Subject";
{/php}

But using SmartyBC and {php} feels wrong.

Is there a better way to achieve this?

Answer 1

You shouldn't assign variables in Smarty and then use it by PHP. The aproach is to assign variables in your controller and then display it in your view. You should really read about MVC pattern. Moreover, don't use globals it is really bad solution. {php} tag is very optional and should not be abused.

http://www.smarty.net/sampleapp1 under this link you will find sample app check it and look how it should look like.