mysql php layout problem

Hi guys

I got this problem, at the moment the code below:

while ($cats = mysql_fetch_array($get_cats_res)) {
$cat_id = $cats[id];
$cat_title = strtoupper(stripslashes($cats[cat_name]));
$cat_desc = stripslashes($cats[cat_desc]);

$display_block .= "<tr><td width ='300' height ='50'><strong><a
href=\"catagories.php?cat_id=$cat_id\">$cat_title</a></strong>
$cat_desc</td></tr>";
}

displays
<tr><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td></tr>.....

i want it to display like this
<tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>.....
where you display only 3 columns in a row

Can anyone of you help me with this problem pls...

 

Change:

$display_block .= "<tr><td width ='300' height ='50'><strong><a
href=\"catagories.php?cat_id=$cat_id\">$cat_title</a></strong>
$cat_desc</td></tr>";

PHP:

To:

$display_block .= "<tr><td width ='300' height ='50'><strong><a
href=\"catagories.php?cat_id=$cat_id\">$cat_title</a></strong>
$cat_desc</td><td></td><td></td></tr>";

PHP:

Or:

$display_block .= "<tr><td width ='300' height ='50' colspan='3'><strong><a
href=\"catagories.php?cat_id=$cat_id\">$cat_title</a></strong>
$cat_desc</td></tr>";

PHP:

 

Vbot, I think he wants items in those new cells

$i = 0;
define('ITEMS_PER_ROW', 3);

while ($cats = mysql_fetch_array($get_cats_res)) {

$cat_id = $cats[id];
$cat_title = strtoupper(stripslashes($cats[cat_name]));
$cat_desc = stripslashes($cats[cat_desc]);

if ($i % ITEMS_PER_ROW == 0) $display_block .= '<tr>';
$display_block .= "<td width ='300' height ='50'><strong><a
href=\"catagories.php?cat_id=$cat_id\">$cat_title</a></strong>
$cat_desc</td>";
if (++$i % ITEMS_PER_ROW == 0) $display_block .= '</tr>';

}

PHP:

 

thanks Guys
Vbot that code doesn't do what I want it to do but I appreciate the help. Krt thanks thats brilliant, it works like a bomb, Now why didn't I think of that lol, Thanks again guys...