Displaying results in 2 > columns

[hogash]

Hello,

I have this script that displays subcategories. What i need is to display them in 2 or more columns. Please help!!

 

if ($cPath) {
$subcategories_string = '';
$new_path = '';
$id = split('_', $cPath);
reset($id);
while (list($key, $value) = each($id)) {
 unset($prev_id);
 unset($first_id);
 $subcategories_query = tep_db_query("select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, c.parent_id from " . TABLE_CATEGORIES . " c, " . TABLE_CATEGORIES_DESCRIPTION . " cd where c.parent_id = '" . $value . "' and c.categories_id = cd.categories_id order by sort_order, cd.categories_name");
 $subcategory_check = tep_db_num_rows($subcategories_query);

 if ($subcategory_check > 0) {
  $new_path .= $value;
  while ($row = tep_db_fetch_array($subcategories_query)) {
   $fooa[$row['categories_id']] = array(
 'name' => $row['categories_name'],
 'parent' => $row['parent_id'],
 'level' => $key+1,
 'path' => $new_path . '_' . $row['categories_id'],
 'next_id' => true
   );
   if (isset($prev_id)) {
 $fooa[$prev_id]['next_id'] = $row['categories_id'];
   }

   $prev_id = $row['categories_id'];

   if (!isset($first_id)) {
 $first_id = $row['categories_id'];
   }

   $last_id = $row['categories_id'];
  }
  $fooa[$last_id]['next_id'] = $fooa[$value]['next_id'];
  $fooa[$value]['next_id'] = $first_id;
  $new_path .= '_';
 } else {
  break;
 }
}
}

function show_subcategories($counter) 
{
global $fooa, $subcategories_string, $id, $HTTP_GET_VARS;
$cPath_new = 'cPath=' . $fooa[$counter]['path'];


$subcategories_string .= '<a href="';

$ph = $_GET['ph'];

if($fooa[$counter]['path'] == $_GET['cPath']) {
$subcategories_string .= tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, $cPath_new.'&ph='.$ph) . '" id="submen_sel">';
} else {
$subcategories_string .= tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, $cPath_new.'&ph='.$ph) . '">';
}	

// display category name
$subcategories_string .= $fooa[$counter]['name'];

$subcategories_string .= '</a><br>';

if ($fooa[$counter]['next_id']) {

show_subcategories($fooa[$counter]['next_id']);
}else{
$subcategories_string .= '';
}
}
if ($id[0] != ''){
show_subcategories($id[0]);
echo $subcategories_string;
}

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