This tells Smarty how to handle PHP code embedded in the
       templates. There are four possible settings, the default being
       Smarty::PHP_PASSTHRU. Note that this does NOT affect
       php code within 
       {php}{/php} tags in the template.
      
       Smarty::PHP_PASSTHRU - Smarty echos tags as-is.
       
       Smarty::PHP_QUOTE - Smarty quotes the tags as
         html entities.
         
       Smarty::PHP_REMOVE - Smarty removes the tags from
         the templates.
       Smarty::PHP_ALLOW - Smarty will execute the tags
         as PHP code.
Embedding PHP code into templates is highly discouraged. Use custom functions or modifiers instead.