what i'm trying to do..
first column 1 cell, next column 2 cells(row span 2), next column 3 cells(row span 3) etc
how can i alter the below code to do that.
the below code displays results across from column to column then once $max(column max) has been reached displays results on a new row.
$foundnum = mysql_num_rows(mysql_query($recent));
$row_count = ceil($foundnum / $max);
echo "<table border='0' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='3' >";
//for every $row_count then increase the $row by 1
for($row = 0; $row < $row_count; $row++) {
echo "<tr>";
// for every $max then increase the $col by 1
for($col = 0; $col < $max; $col++) {
echo "<td></td>";
}
echo "</tr>";
}
echo "</table>";