* @var string
     */
    var $compiler_class        =   'Smarty_Compiler';

    /**
     * The class used to load config vars.
     *
     * @var string
     */
    var $config_class          =   'Config_File';

/**#@+
 * END Smarty Configuration Section
 * There should be no need to touch anything below this line.
 * @access private
 */
    /**
     * where assigned template vars are kept
     *
     * @var array
     */
    var $_tpl_vars             = array();

    /**
     * stores run-time $smarty.* vars
     *
     * @var null|array
     */
    var $_smarty_vars          = null;

    /**
     * keeps track of sections
     *
     * @var array
     */
    var $_sections             = array();

    /**
     * keeps track of foreach blocks
     *
     * @var array
     */
    var $_foreach              = array();

    /**
     * keeps track of tag hierarchy
     *
     * @var array
     */
    var $_tag_stack            = array();

    /**
     * configuration object
     *
     * @var Config_file
     */
    var $_conf_obj             = null;

    /**
     * loaded configuration settings
     *
     * @var array
     */
    var $_config               = array(array('vars'  => array(), 'files' => array()));

    /**
     * md5 checksum of the string 'Smarty'
     *
     * @var string
     */
    var $_smarty_md5           = 'f8d698aea36fcbead2b9d5359ffca76f';

    /**
     * Smarty version number
     *
     * @var string
     */
    var $_version              = '2.6.13';

    /**
     * current template inclusion depth
     *
     * @var integer
     */
    var $_inclusion_depth      = 0;

    /**
     * for different compiled templates
     *
     * @var string
     */
    var $_compile_id           = null;

    /**
     * text in URL to enable debug mode
     *
     * @var string
     */
    var $_smarty_debug_id      = 'SMARTY_DEBUG';

    /**
     * debugging information for debug console
     *
     * @var array
     */
    var $_smarty_debug_info    = array();

    /**
     * info that makes up a cache file
     *
     * @var array
     */
    var $_cache_info           = array();

    /**
     * default file permissions
     *
     * @var integer
     */
    var $_file_perms           = 0644;

    /**
     * default dir permissions
     *
     * @var integer
     */
    var $_dir_perms               = 0771;

    /**
     * registered objects
     *
     * @var array
     */
    var $_reg_objects           = array();

    /**
     * table keeping track of plugins
     *
     * @var array
     */
    var $_plugins              = array(
                                       'modifier'      => array(),
                                       'function'      => array(),
                                       'block'         => array(),
                                       'compiler'      => array(),
                                       'prefilter'     => array(),
                                       'postfilter'    => array(),
                                       'outputfilter'  => array(),
                                       'resource'      => array(),
                                       'insert'        => array());


    /**
     * cache serials
     *
     * @var array
     */
    var $_cache_serials = array();

    /**
     * name of optional cache include file
     *
     * @var string
     */
    var $_cache_include = null;

    /**
     * indicate if the current code is used in a compiled
     * include
     *
     * @var string
     */
    var $_cache_including = false;

    /**#@-*/
    /**
     * The class constructor.
     */
    function Smarty()
    {
      $this->assign('SCRIPT_NAME', isset($_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME']) ? $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME']
                    : @$GLOBALS['HTTP_SERVER_VARS']['SCRIPT_NAME']);
    }

    /**
     * assigns values to template variables
     *
     * @param array|string $tpl_var the template variable name(s)
     * @param mixed $value the value to assign
     */
    function assign($tpl_var, $value = null)
    {
        if (is_array($tpl_var)){
            foreach ($tpl_var as $key => $val) {
                if ($key != '') {
                    $this->_tpl_vars[$key] = $val;
                }
            }
        } else {
            if ($tpl_var != '')
                $this->_tpl_vars[$tpl_var] = $value;
        }
    }

    /**
     * assigns values to template variables by reference
     *
     * @param string $tpl_var the template variable name
     * @param mixed $value the referenced value to assign
     */
    function assign_by_ref($tpl_var, &$value)
    {
        if ($tpl_var != '')
            $this->_tpl_vars[$tpl_var] = &$value;
    }

    /**
     * appends values to template variables
     *
     * @param array|string $tpl_var the template variable name(s)
     * @param mixed $value the value to append
     */
    function append($tpl_var, $value=null, $merge=false)
    {
        if (is_array($tpl_var)) {
            // $tpl_var is an array, ignore $value
            foreach ($tpl_var as $_key => $_val) {
                if ($_key != '') {
                    if(!@is_array($this->_tpl_vars[$_key])) {
                        settype($this->_tpl_vars[$_key],'array');
                    }
                    if($merge && is_array($_val)) {
                        foreach($_val as $_mkey => $_mval) {
                            $this->_tpl_vars[$_key][$_mkey] = $_mval;
                        }
                    } else {
                        $this->_tpl_vars[$_key][] = $_val;
                    }
                }
            }
        } else {
            if ($tpl_var != '' && isset($value)) {
                if(!@is_array($this->_tpl_vars[$tpl_var])) {
                    settype($this->_tpl_vars[$tpl_var],'array');
                }
                if($merge && is_array($value)) {
                    foreach($value as $_mkey => $_mval) {
                        $this->_tpl_vars[$tpl_var][$_mkey] = $_mval;
                    }
                } else {
                    $this->_tpl_vars[$tpl_var][] = $value;
                }
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * appends values to template variables by reference
     *
     * @param string $tpl_var the template variable name
     * @param mixed $value the referenced value to append
     */
    function append_by_ref($tpl_var, &$value, $merge=false)
    {
        if ($tpl_var != '' && isset($value)) {
            if(!@is_array($this->_tpl_vars[$tpl_var])) {
             settype($this->_tpl_vars[$tpl_var],'array');
            }
            if ($merge && is_array($value)) {
                foreach($value as $_key => $_val) {
                    $this->_tpl_vars[$tpl_var][$_key] = &$value[$_key];
                }
            } else {
                $this->_tpl_vars[$tpl_var][] = &$value;
            }
        }
    }


    /**
     * clear the given assigned template variable.
     *
     * @param string $tpl_var the template variable to clear
     */
    function clear_assign($tpl_var)
    {
        if (is_array($tpl_var))
            foreach ($tpl_var as $curr_var)
                unset($this->_tpl_vars[$curr_var]);
        else
            unset($this->_tpl_vars[$tpl_var]);
    }


    /**
     * Registers custom function to be used in templates
     *
     * @param string $function the name of the template function
     * @param string $function_impl the name of the PHP function to register
     */
    function register_function($function, $function_impl, $cacheable=true, $cache_attrs=null)
    {
        $this->_plugins['function'][$function] =
            array($function_impl, null, null, false, $cacheable, $cache_attrs);

    }

    /**
     * Unregisters custom function
     *
     * @param string $function name of template function
     */
    function unregister_function($function)
    {
        unset($this->_plugins['function'][$function]);
    }

    /**
     * Registers object to be used in templates
     *
     * @param string $object name of template object
     * @param object &$object_impl the referenced PHP object to register
     * @param null|array $allowed list of allowed methods (empty = all)
     * @param boolean $smarty_args smarty argument format, else traditional
     * @param null|array $block_functs list of methods that are block format
     */
    function register_object($object, &$object_impl, $allowed = array(), $smarty_args = true, $block_methods = array())
    {
        settype($allowed, 'array');
        settype($smarty_args, 'boolean');
        $this->_reg_objects[$object] =
            array(&$object_impl, $allowed, $smarty_args, $block_methods);
    }

    /**
     * Unregisters object
     *
     * @param string $object name of template object
     */
    function unregister_object($object)
    {
        unset($this->_reg_objects[$object]);
    }


    /**
     * Registers block function to be used in templates
     *
     * @param string $block name of template block
     * @param string $block_impl PHP function to register
     */
    function register_block($block, $block_impl, $cacheable=true, $cache_attrs=null)
    {
        $this->_plugins['block'][$block] =
            array($block_impl, null, null, false, $cacheable, $cache_attrs);
    }

    /**
     * Unregisters block function
     *
     * @param string $block name of template function
     */
    function unregister_block($block)
    {
        unset($this->_plugins['block'][$block]);
    }

    /**
     * Registers compiler function
     *
     * @param string $function name of template function
     * @param string $function_impl name of PHP function to register
     */
    function register_compiler_function($function, $function_impl, $cacheable=true)
    {
        $this->_plugins['compiler'][$function] =
            array($function_impl, null, null, false, $cacheable);
    }

    /**
     * Unregisters compiler function
     *
     * @param string $function name of template function
     */
    function unregister_compiler_function($function)
    {
        unset($this->_plugins['compiler'][$function]);
    }