Using this statement, you can set variable definitions that can be used by the Phorum template language.
{VAR <TEMPLATE VARIABLE> <VALUE>}
<TEMPLATE VARIABLE> can be an
existing or a new variable name
(see Section 1.4.3.4, “Template variables”).
The <VALUE> can be any of
the data types that are supported by the template
language (see Section 1.4.3, “Data types”).
Example 1.16. VAR statement usage
{VAR MY_VAR "This is my first variable!"}
{VAR MY_VAR OTHER_VAR}
{VAR MY_VAR 1234}
{VAR IS_COOL true}
{IF IS_COOL}
Yes, this is cool
{/IF}