$spalten= 4;
$num=0;
echo "<table border=\"0\">\n <tr>\n";
	
    while ($zeile = $ergebnis->fetch_object())
    	{

		if ($num % $SPALTEN == 0)
			echo "</tr><tr>\n";
 
			echo "  <td>";
			
			echo $content[2]</td>\n";
			$num++;
		}

		if ($num % $SPALTEN != 0) {
		echo "  <td colspan = \"". ($num % $SPALTEN) ."\">&nbsp;</td></tr>\n";
} echo "</table>";

<table border="0">
 <tr>
</tr><tr>
  <td>></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
</tr><tr>

  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td colspan = "3">&nbsp;</td></tr>
</table>