Basic PHP template example

gistfile1.php

<?php 

// some templates
$link = '<a href="%uri%">%text%</a>';
$strong = '<strong>%text%</strong>';

// some data
$linkUri = "http://example.com";
$linkText = "example";
$strongText = "foobar";

// applying the templates to the data:
$outputLink = $link;
$outputLink = str_replace('%uri%', $linkUri, $outputLink);
$outputLink = str_replace('%text%', $linkText, $outputLink);

$outputStrong = $strong;
$outputStrong = str_replace('%text%', $strongText, $outputStrong);

// printing the result: 
echo $outputLink;
echo "<br>";
echo $outputStrong;