Handy function to parse a php file and store the result without outputting it.

retrieve.php

<?php

/**
 * Include a php file, and return the
 * parsed content. Allows you to use php
 * files instead of custom templating
 * engines such as blade.
 * 
 * Takes an array of data to pass to the included
 * file and calls extract() on it.
 * 
 * @param String  $file  The file to include (path included)
 * @param Array   $data  Key/value pairs of data which will be extracted
 */
function retrieve($file, Array $data) 
{
    ob_start();
    extract($data);
    include($file);
    return ob_get_clean();
}