Returning value in Custom template

[stryka]

here's the code i use...

<?php

require(getenv('DOCUMENT_ROOT').'/global.php');
$DB_site->query_first("SELECT id, name FROM names WHERE id = '$id'");
eval("dooutput(\"".gettemplate('customtemplate1)." \");");
?>

When i put the variable $name from the above query result into 'customtemplate1'... it doesn't show up... how do i write this code...

2nd part...

how do i write a function that only displays the template if 'id' exists...