How to pass parameters to PHP template rendered with 'include'?

Question

need your help with PHP templating. I\'m new to PHP (I\'m coming from Perl+Embperl). Anyway, my problem is simple:

• I have a small template to render some item, let

Answer 1

Consider including a PHP file as if you were copy-pasting the code from the include into the position where the include-statement stands. This means that you inherit the current scope.

So, in your case, $param is already available in the given template.