php file doesn't work as template?

[Anon]

Hello, I hope you can help me with a problem I am having with FastTemplate.

I have a .php file that is a common element of my template. The file contains php code that calls my MySQL database. The data from this database isn't showing up on the web page. (however, when not using FastTemplate, it works fine)

This is what I get as an output:

'; ?>
'; ?>

What am I doing wrong? Am I not allowed to have a php file as a common element of my template? If I can't use this approach, then what should I do?

I would very much appreciate your help.
Thanks.