php while loop help

Hello

The code bellow checks foldernames and lists them as you can se bellow. the problem i have is that they dont line up.
First the table puts out these 3 collumns "Cars, released by, Added on" and under those "<? echo get_folders_list("mech/cars/"); ?>" is supposed to show all the folders in /mech/cars/ and put them in line under the 3 collumns the table pt out however. the output from <? echo get_folders_list("mech/cars/"); ?>" currently put those folder bellow everyting, for example if i have 2 folders in /mech/cars/ (lamborghini and open is there) the output becomes

car realesed by Added on
AnCo 2009-10-30 - 04:02
AnCo 2009-10-30 - 04:02
lamborghini opel

when i want it to be

car realesed by Added on
lamborghini AnCo 2009-10-30 - 04:02
Opel AnCo 2009-10-30 - 04:02


why is this? I hope some one can help me fix the problem :/

<?php
function get_folders_list($path_to_folder_of_folders){
    $dir_handle = @opendir($path_to_folder_of_folders) or die("Unable to open $path_to_folder_of_folders");
    $folders = "";
    while ($directory = readdir($dir_handle)) {
        if($directory != "." && $directory != "..")
            if (is_dir($path_to_folder_of_folders.$directory)){

               echo '<tr>';
               $folders .= '<td>&nbsp;<a href="http://mydoimain.com/'.$directory.'">'.$directory."</a><td><br><br>";
               echo '<td><a href="lamb" title="lab">lamb</a></td>';
               echo '<td>2009-10-30 - 04:02</td>';
               echo '</tr>';
            }
    }
    closedir($dir_handle);
    return $folders;
}


?>

<table class="records">
<tr class="header">
<td>car</td>
<td class="release_column">realesed by</td>
<td class="added_column">Added on</td>
</tr>

<? echo get_folders_list("mech/cars/"); ?>

</table>

PHP:

 

i dont know why you are doing this:

$folders .= '<td>&nbsp;<a href="http://mydoimain.com/'.$directory.'">'.$directory."</a><td><br><br>";

Code (markup):

just do:

echo '<td>&nbsp;<a href="http://mydoimain.com/'.$directory.'">'.$directory."</a></td>";

Code (markup):

also, you don't need to return anything on that function.

So:

<?php
function get_folders_list($path_to_folder_of_folders){
    $dir_handle = @opendir($path_to_folder_of_folders) or die("Unable to open $path_to_folder_of_folders");
    $folders = "";
    while ($directory = readdir($dir_handle)) {
        if($directory != "." && $directory != "..")
            if (is_dir($path_to_folder_of_folders.$directory)){

               echo '<tr>';
               echo '<td>&nbsp;<a href="http://mydoimain.com/'.$directory.'">'.$directory."</a></td>";
               echo '<td><a href="lamb" title="lab">lamb</a></td>';
               echo '<td>2009-10-30 - 04:02</td>';
               echo '</tr>';
            }
    }
    closedir($dir_handle);
    return;
}


?>

<table class="records">
<tr class="header">
<td>car</td>
<td class="release_column">realesed by</td>
<td class="added_column">Added on</td>
</tr>

<? get_folders_list("mech/cars/"); ?>

</table>

Code (markup):

 

also, dont forget that you are at one point using the <?php and at another point only the <? - which some webhotels dont like...
Good piece of code otherwise