diff --git a/smarty.inc.php b/smarty.inc.php
index ce77ff01..a3e189ee 100644
--- a/smarty.inc.php
+++ b/smarty.inc.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class PFASmarty {
         $this->template->template_dir = $incpath.'/templates';
         $this->template->compile_dir  = $incpath.'/templates_c';
         $this->template->config_dir   = $incpath.'/'.$this->template->config_dir;
+        $this->template->allow_php_tag = true;
     }
 
     public function assign($key, $value, $sanitise = true) {
diff --git a/smarty/smarty_version b/smarty/smarty_version
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..71733836
--- /dev/null
+++ b/smarty/smarty_version
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+$Id$
+
+Smarty version: 3.0.7
+
+Additional files (not part of the official Smarty release):
+- libs/plugins/modifier.needle.php