diff --git a/phpBB/develop/compile_template.php b/phpBB/develop/compile_template.php
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+<?php
+// -------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// $Id$
+//
+// FILENAME  : compile_template.php
+// STARTED   : Sun Apr 24, 2011
+// COPYRIGHT : © 2011 phpBB Group
+// WWW       : http://www.phpbb.com/
+// LICENCE   : GPL vs2.0 [ see /docs/COPYING ] 
+// 
+// -------------------------------------------------------------
+
+define('IN_PHPBB', 1);
+define('ANONYMOUS', 1);
+$phpEx = substr(strrchr(__FILE__, '.'), 1);
+$phpbb_root_path = './../';
+
+include($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/template_compile.'.$phpEx);
+
+$file = $argv[1];
+
+$compile = new phpbb_template_compile();
+echo $compile->compile_gen($file);