passing a string to a view

well I think I figured it out. I am using something called Simplicity Codeignitor which is a template which creates a menu that I use in my app.
I put this line into my php callback

$this->output->unset_template(); //unset the simplicity

And now the php comes though fine. It is still complaining, now about not having a string in the first column, but at least I can handle that!

proof that an old dog can learn new tricks