Merch list in table with limited merch per table row

[Guber-X]

Im looking to update the way my merchandise page lists items.

 

Im trying to make it so the query will list items in a table and have it query 6 items in one row before it makes a second table row.

 

heres my code i have now, but it lists them all horizontally down the page cuz of how i have it. but i'd like to change it to my explanation above

i know i will have to change it all into a table query but how to get it to list 6 items before it makes next row is what i dont know how to do.

<?php
                         if('/merch.php'==$_SERVER['PHP_SELF'])
			{
				$catquery = mysql_query('SELECT * FROM merch GROUP BY merch_cat')
					or die('mySQL Query Failed: '.mysql_error());
				$num_rows = mysql_num_rows($catquery);
				if($num_rows==0){
					echo 'Nothing Here';
					break;
				}
				echo '<center><font size="6">';
				while($row = mysql_fetch_array($catquery)){
					list($id, $merch_name, $merch_image, $merch_cat, $merch_info, $buy, $price) = $row;
					echo ': <font class="myFont"><a href="merch.php?list=false&merch_cat='.$merch_cat.'">'.$merch_cat.'</a></font> ';
				}
				echo ':</font><br />';
				echo '<center>Select a Category</center>';
				echo '<br /><br />';
				echo '<div><font class="myFont" size="6">New Items</font></div>';
				$newquery = mysql_query('SELECT * FROM merch ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 4')  //Obviously im going to change the limit when i get this working
					or die('New Query Failed: '.mysql_error());
				while($rows = mysql_fetch_array($newquery)){
					list($id, $merch_name, $merch_image, $merch_cat, $merch_info, $buy, $price) = $rows;
					echo '<a href="merch.php?list=true&merch_cat='.$merch_cat.'&id='.$id.'">'.$merch_name.'<br />';
					echo '<img src="media/merch/'.$merch_image.'-thumb.png" border="0"></a>';
					echo '<br /><br />';
				}

			}
			break;
?>

[Guber-X]

well, i figured this crap out lol... surprised on how easy it was actually

 

<?php

                         if('/merch.php'==$_SERVER['PHP_SELF'])
			{
				$catquery = mysql_query('SELECT * FROM merch GROUP BY merch_cat')
					or die('mySQL Query Failed: '.mysql_error());
				$num_rows = mysql_num_rows($catquery);
				if($num_rows==0){
					echo 'Nothing Here';
					break;
				}
				echo '<center><font size="6">';
				while($row = mysql_fetch_array($catquery)){
					list($id, $merch_name, $merch_image, $merch_cat, $merch_info, $buy, $price) = $row;
					echo ': <font class="myFont"><a href="merch.php?list=false&merch_cat='.$merch_cat.'">'.$merch_cat.'</a></font> ';
				}
				echo ':</font><br />';
				echo '<center>Select a Category</center>';
				echo '<br /><br />';
				echo '<div><font class="myFont" size="6">New Items</font></div>';
				$newquery = mysql_query('SELECT * FROM merch ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 6')
					or die('New Query Failed: '.mysql_error());
				$counter = 0;
				echo '<table width=900><tr>';
				while($rows = mysql_fetch_array($newquery)){
					list($id, $merch_name, $merch_image, $merch_cat, $merch_info, $buy, $price) = $rows;
					if ($counter % 3==0) { 
				        echo '</tr>';
				        echo '<tr>';
				    }
						echo '<td align="center">';
						echo '<a href="merch.php?list=true&merch_cat='.$merch_cat.'&id='.$id.'">'.$merch_name.'<br />';
						echo '<img src="media/merch/'.$merch_image.'-thumb.png" border="0"></a>';
						echo '</td>';
						$counter++;
				}
				echo '</tr>';
			}
			echo '</table>';
			break;
			}

?>