gistfile1.txt

        list($controller, $actionID) = Yii::app()->createController('site/contact');
        $controller->layout = false;
        $action = $controller->createAction($actionID);

        ob_start();
        $action->runWithParams(array('id'=>1));
        $output = ob_get_contents();
        ob_end_clean();
        
        
        tr($controller,'$controller');
        tr($actionID,'$actionID');
        tr($action,'$action');
        tr($output,'$output');

tr() is my shorthand for yii trace