hyperlinked results in table

[Anon]

When I get numerous results displayed in a search result, how can I set them up as hyperlinks, so the user can simply click on the one they want, to see the entire data for that item? I am using a MySql db and PHP forms.

[Anon]

if, for example, $file is the name of a file in the result set then:

echo "<a href=\"$file\">$file</a>";

[Anon]

That would work great, if I had a unique file for each item, but I don't.

What I have is a dB with recipes. There might be 50 different types of cakes. If someone doesn't know what the title or name of a particular recipe is, I want them to be able to pull up a table showing ALL the cakes, then click on one name, which will pull up the complete recipe for that item.

I can create a table that will search for  cakes, plus display the title or name of each recipe, but how do I make that table interactive? 

What I am trying to do, is get php to create a new page, showing all the ingredients for just the one recipe they click on. Now, how do I make the search results into hyperlinks without creating a unique variable for each title?
Thanks