This is an example of what I use to table a list of recent topics by topic, author and date to my index.php page.
Definitly get another opinion, I am just swingin in the dark here but it might spark an idea at least.
PHP Code:
<?php require("path/to/myDB"); ?>
<html>
<head></head>
<body>
blah blah
<?php
$array = myDB(field1,field2,field3,field4,field5,'array');
foreach ($array as $hack)
{
echo '
<table border="0" width="100%" align="center" class="ssi_table">
<tr>
<td><b>', $hack['field1'], '</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>', $hack['field2'], '</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>', $hack['field3'], '</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>', $hack['field4'], '</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>', '<a href="' . $hack['href'] . '">' . $hack['field5'], '<br /><br /></td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />';
if (!$hack['is_last'])
echo '
<hr width="100%" />
<br />';
}
?>
</body>
</html>