[PHP] Templating Engine Helppp ;[

Ok, basically this is the first time ive EVER made a templating engine, and as a result, having a few problems with it.

The commented lines are just the things ive taken out so i can test it without database access.

template.inc.php

PHP Code:

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<?php
    #require("dbconfig.php");
    
    #$fetch = mysql_fetch_array(mysql_query("select * from `dpan_config` where `asp` = 'template'"));
    #$template = $fetch["pref"];
    $template = "default";
    
        if(file_exists("skins/".$template."/login.htm"))
        $login_template = "skins/". $template ."/login.htm";
        elseif(file_exists("skins/".$template."/login.html"))
        $login_template = "skins/". $template ."/login.html";
        elseif(file_exists("skins/".$template."/login.php"))
        $login_template = "skins/". $template ."/login.php";
        else
        die("INVALID TEMPLATE SPECIFIED.");
        
        if(file_exists("skins/".$template."/main.htm"))
        $main_template = "skins/". $template ."/main.htm";
        elseif(file_exists("skins/".$template."/main.html"))
        $main_template = "skins/". $template ."/main.html";
        elseif(file_exists("skins/".$template."/main.php"))
        $main_template = "skins/". $template ."/main.php";
        else
        die("INVALID TEMPLATE SPECIFIED.");
        
        function compiletemplate($type)
        {
            if($type == "login")
            {
            $getfile = file_get_contents($login_template);
            
                #$panel_message = mysql_fetch_array(mysql_query("select * from `dpan_config` where `asp` = 'panel_message'"));
                #$panel_message = $panel_message["pref"];
                $panel_message = "Heyyy";
                $getfile = str_replace("{panel_message}",$panel_message,$getfile);
                
                $logincode = '<form action="?login=login" method="post">
    <div align="center">
    Username:<br />
    <input type="text" name="username" /><br /><br />
    Password:<br />
    <input type="password" name="password" /><br /><br />
    <input type="submit" value="Login" />
    </div>
    </form>';
                $getfile = str_replace("{logincode}",$logincode,$getfile);
                
                echo($getfile);
            }
            elseif($type == "main")
            {
            $getfile = file_get_contents($main_template);
            
            }
            else
            die("NO TEMPLATE TYPE SPECIFIED.");
        }
        
?>

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index.php

PHP Code:

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<?php
    require("inc/template.inc.php");
    compiletemplate('login');
?>

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(Il add html tags etc to it later, was just checking it worked before i continued any further with it)


Error is that the page is not showing at all.
(Like a blank page)

Thanks for any help anyone may have. :)!

PHP Code:

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<?php
class template
{
    private $file, $template, $page;
    public function parse( $template, $file, $page )
    {
        $this->template = $template; $this->file = $file; $this->page = $page;
        $template = "templates/" . $template . "/" . $file . ".tpl";
        if( !file_exists($template) )
        {
            exit ( "Cant find template file");
        } else
        {
            $template = file_get_contents( $template );
            $template = $this->custom_vars( $template );
            return $template;
        }
    }
    private function custom_vars( $template )
    {
        $matches = array();
        if( preg_match_all( "#\\{([A-Za-z_]+)\\}#ie", $template, $matches ) )
        {
            for( $i = 0; $i < count($matches) - 1; $i++ )
            {
                $template = preg_replace('#\\{([A-Za-z_]+)\\}#ie', '$this->get_var("\\1")', $template);
            }
        }
        return $template;
    }
    private function get_var( $var )
    {
        $template = "templates/" . $this->template . "/" . $var . ".tpl";
        if( !file_exists($template) )
        {    
            $core->user = new user;
            if( $var == "TITLE" )
            {
                $return = $this->status( $this->page );
            } elseif( $var == "CONTENT" )
            {
                $template = "templates/" . $this->template . "/pages/" . $this->page . ".tpl";
                if( file_exists($template) )
                {
                    $return = file_get_contents($template);
                }
            } elseif( $var == "PAGE_TITLE" )
            {
                if( $core->user->check_login() === true )
                {
                    if( $this->page == "loggedin" )
                    {
                        $page = "main";
                    } else {
                        $page = $this->page;
                    }
                } else
                {
                    $page = $this->page;
                }
                $return = "hi";
            } elseif( $var == "HEADER" )
            {
                if( $core->user->check_login() === true )
                {
                    $return = "Welcome to BLANK, <strong>" . $_SESSION["username"] . "</strong>, you last logged in at " . $core->user->lastonline();
                } else
                {
                    $return = "Oh noes! Your not logged in!";
                }
            }
        } else
        {
            $return = file_get_contents( $template );
        }
        return $return;
    }
}
?>

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tbh they should submit their own template to be parsed within etc

Umm thanks ryan but i really only want to know whats wrong with existing code..

NVM, got it working :)