(1) Set up the $my_table array.

<?php
$header = array("Name", "Email", "Phone");
$row_1 = array("Paul S. Wang", "pwang@cs.kent.edu", "330-672-9051");
$row_2 = ...

$my_table = array($header, $row_1, $row_2, ...);
?>

(2) Write gen_table using listdir as a model:

<?php
function gen_table($data)  // $data is the incoming array
{   // 1) test if $data is an empty array, if so return
    // 2) display HTML table code 
    // 3) display HTML table head code and table headers from $data
    // 4) display HTML table rows from each row in $data
    // 5) display HTML table end code
    // 6) the funtion returns
}
?>

(3) Put gen_table to use in your .php page by

   <h2>Here is the generated table</h2>
   <?php gen_table($my_table);  ?>