creating a table on main page

I tried creating a 2 column table in this file:
store/catalog/language/english/controller/home.php

but after inserting the HTML code and refreshing the page, all of my text on that page is gone. The headings and categories, etc are there but no text.

Help ??

usually means you broke something on that page and the php error is supressed. Try starting over.. using small steps and checking the page after each change.

Dear you can make a table on the main page using following hierarchy

catalog-> view->template>common->home.tpl

for example: i have made a table on content area above products int he main page

<div class="top">

<h1><?php echo "Welcome to Cellswoop Shopping Cart"; ?></h1>

</div>

<div class="middle">

<!-- <div>

<p><?php echo $welcome; ?></p>

</div>
-->
<!-- <div class="heading"><?php echo $text_latest; ?></div>-->
<table width="550px" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center">
<tr>
<td width="125px" valign="top" align="left">some text here</td>
<td width="125px" valign="top" align="left">some text here</td>
<td width="125px" valign="top" align="left">some text here</td>
<td width="125px" valign="top" align="left">some text here</td>
</tr>
</table>



<table class="list">

<?php for ($i = 0; $i < sizeof($products); $i = $i + 4) { ?>

<tr>

<?php for ($j = $i; $j < ($i + 4); $j++) { ?>

<td width="25%"><?php if (isset($products[$j])) { ?>

<a href="<?php echo $products[$j]['href']; ?>"><img src="<?php echo $products[$j]['thumb']; ?>" title="<?php echo $products[$j]['name']; ?>" alt="<?php echo $products[$j]['name']; ?>" /></a><br />

<a href="<?php echo $products[$j]['href']; ?>"><?php echo $products[$j]['name']; ?></a><br />

<span style="color: #999; font-size: 11px;"><?php echo $products[$j]['model']; ?></span><br />

<span style="color: #900; font-weight: bold;"><?php echo $products[$j]['price']; ?></span><br />

<?php if ($products[$i]['rating']) { ?>

<img src="catalog/view/image/stars_<?php echo $products[$j]['rating'] . '.png'; ?>" alt="<?php echo $products[$j]['stars']; ?>" />

<?php } ?>

<?php } ?></td>

<?php } ?>

</tr>

<?php } ?>

</table>

</div>

<div class="bottom"></div>

i hope you will get it

Yeah, the template files are the right place to put these things.

The main page has it's own editor in the admin now. Why not just create the table there? No need to edit tpl file