Install smarty template engine on cpanel server for particular account

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To Install smarty template engine on cpanel server for particular account follow the steps

1) Download the compatible Smarty from

Download | Smarty

2) extract and upload the directory to the server

/home/username/public_html/Smarty-3.0.7/

3) customize php.ini for the account and add the path as

include_path = ".:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php" # this is default line in php.ini

edit it as

include_path = ".:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php:/home/username/public_html/Smarty-3.0.7/libs"

4) Put following rule in .htaccess to make this php.ini applicable for the acocunt

SetEnv PHPRC /home/username/public_html/ # php.ini file must be saved under /home/username/public_html/

5) The Smarty libraries are ready to use for the domain

6) Now scripts using Smarty must add following line

require '/home/username/public_html/Smarty-3.0.7/libs/Smarty.class.php'

* replace username with cpanel username