[Kriek]

PHP Code:

<?php
    $message = 'Hi there';
    echo '<table><tr valign="top"><td>' . $message . '</td></tr></table>';
?>

Keep in mind that a good way of organizing your print and echo statements is by concatenating strings. The whole point of double quotes is to allow interpolation. Personally I prefer inline html over echo.

PHP Code:

<?php $message = 'Hi there'; ?> 
<table><tr valign="top"><td><?=$message?></td></tr></table>