How to display links as button images

[maxwell_]

I have a repeat region the displays fields of a database column as links

mysql_select_db($database_abe, $abe);
$query_rs_class = "SELECT class_id, classtitle FROM `class` ORDER BY classtitle ASC";
$rs_class = mysql_query($query_rs_class, $abe) or die(mysql_error());
$row_rs_class = mysql_fetch_assoc($rs_class);
$totalRows_rs_class = mysql_num_rows($rs_class);

 <?php do { ?>
    <a href="softwarelist.php?class_id=<?php echo $row_rs_class['class_id']; ?>"><?php echo $row_rs_class['classtitle']; ?></a>&nbsp;
    <?php } while ($row_rs_class = mysql_fetch_assoc($rs_class)); ?>

Is there a way to change the links so that they show button images instead of
text?

Regards Maxwell

[bradgrafelman]

Thread moved to ClientSide Technologies forums (since this has nothing to do with PHP).

As for your question... the answer is likely "yes," but first... what are "button images" ? A submit button? A linked image? Something else?

[maxwell_]

The buttons I would like to use are the ones that you would use
on a navigation menu, that you would normally do with an unordered list
and css, or a simple hyperlink

<a href="#"><img src="home.jpg" height="70" width="100" /></a>

<?php do { ?>
<a href="softwarelist.php?class_id=<?php echo $row_rs_class['class_id']; ?>">

somehow code image buttons here
<?php echo $row_rs_class['classtitle']; ?>

</a>&nbsp;
<?php } while ($row_rs_class = mysql_fetch_assoc($rs_class)); ?>

the buttons when clicked filter a recordset according to

Numeracy, Literacy

[Weedpacket]

<style type="text/css">
a#homelink
{
    display: inline-block;
    width: 100px;
    height: 70px;
    background-image: url(home.jpg);
    vertical-align: bottom;
}
a#homelink span
{
    display: none;
}
</style>

....

<a href='#' title="Home" id="homelink"><span>Home</span></a>

[jcsites]

I learned something here. Thanks for the useful information.