<?PHP
 
// show data from a mysql query in columns
// change the query below as needed, and the 
// "$cols" variable to set the number of columns
 
$the_query = "SELECT * FROM mytable";
 
$result = mysql_query($the_query);
 
$rows = mysql_num_rows($result);
$rcounter = 1;
$cols = 2;
PRINT ('<table>\n');
 
	FOR($i = 0; $i < $rows / $cols; $i++) {
	PRINT ('<tr>');
		FOR($j=0; $j < $cols && $rcounter <= $rows ;$j++, $rcounter++) {
		PRINT ("<td>(data to be displayed goes here)</td>\n");
		}
	PRINT ('</tr>\n');
	}
 
PRINT ('</table>\n');
 
?>