Question

Is it possible to include a template with {% include %} which is outside from the template path defined with:

$template = $twig->loadTemplate('example.tpl'); 

I’m asking it because this line doesn’t work:

{% include '.../example/navbar_left.tpl' %}

Answer 1

No, it’s not possible using Twig_Loader_Filesystem, because it explicitly rejects template names which have .. inside. This can be verified into the definition of function validateName($name) inside file Twig/lib/Twig/Loader/Filesystem.php.

The only clean solution I can think of, if you need to access a template outside the path, is to create your own loader.

A workaround that does work, is defining a symbolic link inside the folder actually registered with Twig_Loader_Filesystem, pointing to the directory you want to access. Be careful with this method, point the link to a safe place.