We can load Joomla framework in external file via http://docs.joomla.org/Framework_Compatibility
// Define JRequest::clean to protect our variables!
define('_JREQUEST_NO_CLEAN', 1);
// basic to make J! happy
define('_JEXEC', 1); //make j! happy
define('JPATH_BASE', dirname(__FILE__));
define('DS', DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
// Load up the standard stuff for testing
require_once JPATH_BASE.DS.'includes'.DS.'defines.php';
require_once JPATH_BASE.DS.'includes'.DS.'framework.php';
but is there a way to include the default frontend template ?
Someone has already suggested this but it does not work http://westernstudios.net/tutorials/page/joomla-load-template-in-external-file
Any help is appreciated!