Integrating PHP and HTML and hoping to display both outputs

[navyet1]

I'm not sure if this is the right place... but I have a question.  I'm using phpbb2, but am trying to make that just a section of the site.  I'm creating a front page using PHPEdit and in the middle of index.html, i have some PHP code.  Kinda like this:

<tr>
  <td>
  <?php
    some variable
    some sql queries
    echo $row['post_text'];
  ?>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

This does not seem to be outputting anything, but I get no errors.  is this the wrong way to go about putting database data on to the browser?

[woocha]

did you check the phpbb forums on phpbb.com....they have tons of great advise.

[Hypnos]

I don't get it. index.html is a page you made? Or a page you found and edit as a part of phpbb?

First of all, it ends as .html, so it won't run through PHP in most installations. Secondly, phpbb uses a template system. If you try to echo anything, you'll probably find it at the very top or bottom of the page.

You need to better explain what you're trying to do.