having problem with templates

[eluser]gayathri[/eluser]
Hi Jolly,

Its working now, but i have a doubt, if you use php tags like this, then what is the use of templates? , i have go through the user guide also(sorry i don't have much knowledge in this), but i don;t know smartly that's y i am struggling now. but i heard , within the template itself we have the for loop options instead of php tags, is it there like this?, sorry to asking this chilly question, but i want to know about the templates. Thanks