Here is the code i am having trouble with:

        <td width='600' valign='Top' background=images/layout/menu_05.png>
            <table width=100% border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 align='center'>
                <tr> 
                  <td background=images/layout/menu_04.png width=100% height=18 Valign=middle> 
                    <div align='center' width='598'><font face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif' size='1'>
<marquee direction='left' scrollamount='3'><b><?php include('marquee.php'); echo $newsticker; ?></b></marquee>
                    </font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

That code generates this..

         <td width='600' valign='Top' background=images/layout/menu_05.png>
            <table width=100% border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 align='center'>
                <tr> 
                  <td background=images/layout/menu_04.png width=100% height=18 Valign=middle> 
                    <div align='center' width='598'><font face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif' size='1'>
<marquee direction='left' scrollamount='3'><b>
Marquee is Here</b></marquee>
                    </font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

After the first <b> it creates an indent which should not be there. Why is that?

you have a indent in the file you include marque.php

But why are you woried about that ... it shouldnt affect the browser output

Um... I assume you mean 'new line' rather than 'indent', but solomongaby is right: either the new line is coming straight from the PHP file (maybe you have a new line after the closing '?>' PHP tag or at least outside of the PHP tags?) OR it's being prepended to the newsticker variable. More than likely it's the former.

As solomongaby said, too, there's no real reason to worry about it, anyway.

PHP Code:

<?php
$sql = "SELECT * FROM status";
$query = mysql_query($sql);
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($query)) {
$newsticker = $row['newsticker'];
}
?>

Could you tell me which part of that is making the new line??

Well, you have to tell us explicitly whether or not the new line at the end of the "?>" is in the file, or if it's there because you put it there when you copy-pasted.

See, that's what I meant when I told you: "maybe you have a new line after the closing '?>' PHP tag".

thanks, that was it!!!! needed it all in one <?php ?>

Just to be absolutely clear: it doesn't all need to be on one line, you just have to make sure that there is no new line after ?>...