TRY THIS OUT...
<?php
$sql = "SELECT id, member FROM $table_name ORDER BY id ";
$result = @($sql,$connection) or die("Couldn't execute query.");
$lukeknights = "<TABLE WIDTH=80% CELLPADDING=2 CELLSPACING=2 BORDER=0>
<TR>";
$column=1;
while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result))
{
if ($column>4)
{
$column = 1;
$lukeknights .= "</TR><TR>";
}
$id = $row['id'];
$member = $row['member'];
$lukeknights .= "<TD>$member</TD>";
$column++;
}
if (substr($lukeknights, -5)!="</TR>") { $lukeknights .= "</TR>"; }
$lukeknights .= "</TABLE>";
?>