What is best way to set up website template using php and tpl or html

[CarraraWebsiteSolutions]

Hello I would like to know the best way to link up my tpl files to my index.php file in my main root dir. just would like to get the index page to be able to pick up the tpl files like a normal website if some one can put me in the right direction were some information is on how to do this would be great have been looking around for one all morning

here is structure at the moment. PHP is fairly new to me I am watching video docos

index.php
catalog
    controller
        /common
    view
        /javascript
        /theme
            /realestate
                /stylesheets
                /template
                    /common
                        /header.tpl
                        /footer.tpl
                        /home.tpl
                    /listings
                    /information

The header file has links to the style sheet and meta tags etc

[chrisburton]

Personally, I’ve never heard of tpl files before.

What I would do is setup header.php, footer.php and whatever else will be displayed on every page.

Then, just include them by doing this:

<?php include 'header.php'; ?>

  <!-- Unique content here -->

<?php include 'footer.php'; ?>

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