diff -r 4732f078d0fe -r adb907bba956 server/php/basic/resources/library/templateFunctions.php
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/server/php/basic/resources/library/templateFunctions.php	Fri May 22 17:48:14 2015 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+    require_once(realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . "/../config.php"));
+
+    function renderLayoutWithContentFile($contentFile, $variables = array(), $css=array())
+    {
+        $contentFileFullPath = TEMPLATES_PATH . "/" . $contentFile;
+
+        // making sure passed in variables are in scope of the template
+        // each key in the $variables array will become a variable
+        if (count($variables) > 0) {
+            foreach ($variables as $key => $value) {
+                if (strlen($key) > 0) {
+                    ${$key} = $value;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        require_once(TEMPLATES_PATH . "/header.php");
+
+        echo "<div id=\"container\">\n"
+           . "\t<div id=\"content\">\n";
+
+        if (file_exists($contentFileFullPath)) {
+            require_once($contentFileFullPath);
+        } else {
+            /*
+                If the file isn't found the error can be handled in lots of ways.
+                In this case we will just include an error template.
+            */
+            require_once(TEMPLATES_PATH . "/error.php");
+        }
+
+        // close content div
+        echo "\t</div>\n";
+
+        // close container div
+        echo "</div>\n";
+
+        require_once(TEMPLATES_PATH . "/footer.php");
+    }