KSST / KF

        }

        // ensure smarty "tpl_compile" folder exists

        if (false === is_dir(APPLICATION_CACHE_PATH . 'tpl_compile') and

            (false === @mkdir(APPLICATION_CACHE_PATH . 'tpl_compile', 0755, true))) {

            throw new Exception('Smarty Template Directories not existant.', 9);

        }

        // ensure smarty "cache" folder exists

        if (false === is_dir(APPLICATION_CACHE_PATH . 'tpl_cache') and

        }

        // ensure smarty "cache" folder exists

        if (false === is_dir(APPLICATION_CACHE_PATH . 'tpl_cache') and

            (false === @mkdir(APPLICATION_CACHE_PATH . 'tpl_cache', 0755, true))) {

            throw new Exception('Smarty Template Directories not existant.', 9);

        }

        // ensure smarty folders are writable

        if (false === is_writable(APPLICATION_CACHE_PATH . 'tpl_compile') or

        if (false === is_writable(APPLICATION_CACHE_PATH . 'tpl_compile') or

            (false === is_writable(APPLICATION_CACHE_PATH . 'tpl_cache'))) {

            // if not, try to set writeable permission on the folders

            if ((false === chmod(APPLICATION_CACHE_PATH . 'tpl_compile', 0755)) and

                (false === chmod(APPLICATION_CACHE_PATH . 'tpl_cache', 0755))) {

                throw new Exception('Smarty Template Directories not writable.', 10);

            }

        }

    }

}