"); for($r=1; $r<=$rows; $r++) { echo ""; for ($c=1; $c<=$clms; $c++) { $product = $r*$c; echo "$r * $c = $product"; //*We echo not $r*$c, but $product, after saying $product = $r*$c. // because echo doesn't like to do calculations inside its ""'s. } echo ""; } echo (""); ?>