That is not how it works. A template themes content that drupal drupal has in its database. If you want a page with more or less static content, create a node of type page in drupal and then theme page.tpl.php. Using the devel module can give you a good idea of what files to change to modify the look of your site.
On 11/17/08, Brad Abbott bradwabbott@yahoo.com wrote:
Drupal 6 Apache 2.2 Windows XP PHPTemplate
I am trying to simply make a new template for my site which can be called by navigating to www.mysite.com/mynewtemplate. According to http://drupal.org/node/104316, if I simply make a new template in my chosen theme directory, in my case "C: Program Files\Apache\htdocs\sites\all\themes\mytheme\page-mynewtemplate.tpl.php, Drupal should serve up this new template when I navigate to www.mysite.com\mynewtemplate without any further code modifications. What am I missing? Sorry for the ignorance, but I cannot get drupal to serve up my new page template. I thought, at the very least, Drupal should serve up the original template "page.tpl.php" in my chosen theme directory. I am working from a super simple, windows based, Apache 2.2 drupal 6 installation. Is there any additional modifications that I need to make to the apache configuration file or .htaccess? I would really appreciate a hint or link to a resource that explains more.
Cheers,
Brad