How to Displaying data in multiple column

[ashoklakhnavi]

I have written a web page in php, bellow is the code:

<?php mysql_connect('localhost','root','') or die(mysql_error());mysql_select_db("resource_resource") or die(mysql_error());$data = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM categories") or die   (mysql_error()); while($info = mysql_fetch_array( $data )){echo "<p><a href=".$info['catname'].">".$info['catname'] ."</a> ";}echo "</p>";  ?>

This displays data in very long column, Now I want display few data (eg. 50) in a column and rest are in next column and then next.please suggest me the string

[niche]

Float two columns next to each other and fill each column with a while loop that has a counter.

[thescientist]

or, as you output the data, start it in a div, or suitable tag/container. when you get halfway, based on the total amount of data, close the current element/tag/container/etc, and start a new one for the rest of the data. as for getting them to sit side by side, that just takes a little CSS.