<!-- categories //-->
          <tr>
            <td>
<?php
  echo "<img src='images/CategoriesBox/header.jpg' width='150' height='15' border='0'>";
  $categories_string = '';

  $categories_query = tep_db_query("select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, c.parent_id from " . TABLE_CATEGORIES . " c, " . TABLE_CATEGORIES_DESCRIPTION . " cd where c.parent_id = '0' and c.categories_id = cd.categories_id and cd.language_id='" . $languages_id ."' order by sort_order, cd.categories_name");
  while ($categories = tep_db_fetch_array($categories_query))  {
    $foo[$categories['categories_id']] = array(
                                        'name' => $categories['categories_name'],
                                        'parent' => $categories['parent_id'],
                                        'level' => 0,
                                        'path' => $categories['categories_id'],
                                        'next_id' => false
                                       );

    if (isset($prev_id)) {
      $foo[$prev_id]['next_id'] = $categories['categories_id'];
    }

    $prev_id = $categories['categories_id'];

    if (!isset($first_element)) {
      $first_element = $categories['categories_id'];
    }
  }