[help] table form multiple rows and columns insert and retrival

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given a input form,
formated as a table, with $x rows, $y columns,

1. how to collect all the data in each row and column, then insert each row[$x]column[$y] value in the table into database?

2. how to retrive it and present it in the same table format as if you are entering it?



*********** sample code ************
row across are types, column down are colours,
for each type, and each color, need to put in a number and record it into database.
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echo "<table border=\"1\">\n";
echo "<tr>\n";

// Show Size Type name from selected size_type_id#
while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($query_size_name))
{
$size_name = $row['size_name'];
echo "<th>" . $size_name . "</th>\n";
}


$color1 = "#ffffff";
$color2 = "#ff0000";
$row_count = 0;

//display color selection
for ($y=0; $y<$how_many_color; $y++) // get_color_num change to user value
{
$row_color = ($row_count % 2) ? $color1 : $color2;
echo "<tr bgcolor=\"$row_color\">\n";
echo "<td>\n";
$row_count++;
$sql = "SELECT color_name FROM color ORDER BY color_name";
$query = mysql_query($sql);

echo "<select name=\"color_id\">";
echo "<option value=\"\"</option>";

for ($x =0; $x<get_size_num($size_type_id); $x++)
{

while($c_color = mysql_fetch_array($query))
{


//assign variable
$color_id = $c_color['color_id'];
$color_name = $c_color['color_name'];
echo "<option value=\"". $color_id . "\">" . $color_name . "</option>";
}
// Define colors for the alternating rows

echo "<td><input size=\"5\" name=\"$x.$y\"></td>";


}
echo "</select>";
echo "</td>";
echo "</tr>\n";
}
echo "<tr>\n";
echo "<td><input type=\"submit\" value=\"Add All\" name=\"add_all\"></td>";
echo "</tr>\n";
echo "</form>";
echo "</table>\n";



*********** end sample code ************