diff --git a/libs/plugins/compiler.config_load.php b/libs/plugins/compiler.config_load.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Smarty plugin
+ * @package Smarty
+ * @subpackage plugins
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Smarty {config_load} function plugin
+ *
+ * Type:     compiler<br>
+ * Name:     config_load<br>
+ * Purpose:  load config file vars
+ * @link http://smarty.php.net/manual/en/language.function.config.load.php {config_load}
+ *       (Smarty online manual)
+ * @param array Format:
+ * <pre>
+ * array('file' => required config file name,
+ *       'section' => optional config file section to load
+ *       'scope' => local/parent/global
+ *       'global' => overrides scope, setting to parent if true)
+ * </pre>
+ * @param Smarty
+ */
+function smarty_compiler_config_load($params, &$smarty)
+{
+		$params = $smarty->_parse_attrs($params, false);
+	
+        if ($smarty->debugging) {
+			$_params = array();
+            $_debug_start_time = $smarty->_execute_core_function('get_microtime', $_params);
+        }
+
+		$_file = isset($params['file']) ? $smarty->_dequote($params['file']) : null;
+		$_section = isset($params['section']) ? $smarty->_dequote($params['section']) : null;
+		$_scope = isset($params['scope']) ? $smarty->_dequote($params['scope']) : 'global';
+		$_global = isset($params['global']) ? $smarty->_dequote($params['global']) : false;
+
+        if (!isset($_file) || strlen($_file) == 0) {
+            $smarty->_syntax_error("missing 'file' attribute in config_load tag", E_USER_ERROR, __FILE__, __LINE__);
+        }
+
+        if (isset($_scope)) {
+            if ($_scope != 'local' &&
+                $_scope != 'parent' &&
+                $_scope != 'global') {
+                $smarty->_syntax_error("invalid 'scope' attribute value", E_USER_ERROR, __FILE__, __LINE__);
+            }
+        } else {
+            if ($_global) {
+                $_scope = 'parent';
+			} else {
+                $_scope = 'local';
+			}
+        }		
+			
+        if(@is_dir($smarty->config_dir)) {
+            $_config_dir = $smarty->config_dir;            
+        } else {
+            // config_dir not found, try include_path
+			$_params = array('file_path' => $smarty->config_dir);
+            $smarty->_execute_core_function('get_include_path', $_params);
+			$_config_dir = $_params['new_file_path'];
+        }
+
+        if(!is_object($smarty->_conf_obj)) {
+            require_once SMARTY_DIR . $smarty->config_class . '.class.php';
+            $smarty->_conf_obj = new $smarty->config_class($_config_dir);
+            $smarty->_conf_obj->overwrite = $smarty->config_overwrite;
+            $smarty->_conf_obj->booleanize = $smarty->config_booleanize;
+            $smarty->_conf_obj->read_hidden = $smarty->config_read_hidden;
+            $smarty->_conf_obj->fix_newlines = $smarty->config_fix_newlines;
+            $smarty->_conf_obj->set_path = $_config_dir;
+        }
+        $_config_vars = array_merge($smarty->_conf_obj->get($_file),
+                $smarty->_conf_obj->get($_file, $_section));
+
+        if ($smarty->caching) {
+            $smarty->_cache_info['config'][$_file] = true;
+        }
+
+        $smarty->_config[0]['vars'] = @array_merge($smarty->_config[0]['vars'], $_config_vars);
+        $smarty->_config[0]['files'][$_file] = true;
+        
+        if ($_scope == 'parent') {
+                $smarty->_config[1]['vars'] = @array_merge($smarty->_config[1]['vars'], $_config_vars);
+                $smarty->_config[1]['files'][$_file] = true;
+        } else if ($_scope == 'global') {
+            for ($i = 1, $for_max = count($smarty->_config); $i < $for_max; $i++) {
+                    $smarty->_config[$i]['vars'] = @array_merge($smarty->_config[$i]['vars'], $_config_vars);
+                    $smarty->_config[$i]['files'][$_file] = true;
+            }
+        }
+		
+        if ($smarty->debugging) {
+			$_params = array();
+            $smarty->_smarty_debug_info[] = array('type'      => 'config',
+                                                'filename'  => $_file.' ['.$_section.'] '.$_scope,
+                                                'depth'     => $smarty->_inclusion_depth,
+                                                'exec_time' => $smarty->_execute_core_function('get_microtime', $_params) - $_debug_start_time);
+        }
+	
+}
+
+/* vim: set expandtab: */
+
+?>