Dynamic template rendering in PHP

renderTemplateFile.php

<?php

// Following object is empty, this should be filled from a DB or CMS
$page = new stdClass();

// Example of using a template file
function renderTemplateFile($templateFile, $variables) {
    // Start a new output buffer
    ob_start();

    // Extract variables into the current symbol table
    extract($variables);

    // Include the template file
    include $templateFile;

    // Return the contents of the output buffer
    return ob_get_clean();
}

// Example single markup
$article = renderTemplateFile('./path/to/templates/article.tpl.php', array(
  'title' => 'Example title',
  'description' => 'Example description',
));

// Example multiple markup
forearch ($page->buttons as $button) {
  $buttons .= renderTemplateFile('./path/to/templates/button.tpl.php', array(
    'title' => $button->title,
    'href' => $button->url,
    'external' = true
  ));
}

?>

<!-- Example Output -->
<section>
  <?= $article ?>
  <?= $buttons ?>
</section>