PHP Nesting?

[DevilYellow]

I am not the most fluent with PHP but I am with other languages ...

What I am trying to do is one query and list out the info, but for each listing it needs its own query. I may be going about it the wrong way (well obviously since its not working).

function getlist()
 {
         global $db;
 
         $list1 = $db->query_read("
                 SELECT          *
                 FROM            top_list
                 ORDER BY       id
                 ");
 
          if ($db->num_rows($classlist) == 0) 
                  return NULL; 
 
        while($list1row = $db->fetch_array($list1)) {
			
	   $list2 = $db->query_read("

                 SELECT          *
                 FROM            top_list_info
                 WHERE listid = $list1row[id]
                 ORDER BY        id
                 ");	

  $retStr .= "
 
  <tr>
<td class=\"tcat\" colspan=\"6\"><b>$classrow[class_name]</b></td>
</tr>
  <tr>  
  <tr>
<td class=\"alt1\" colspan=\"6\">$classrow[class_desc]</td>
</tr>
     <tr>                              
<td class=\"alt2\" width=\"10%\"><div class=\"smallfont\"><b>Username</b></div></td><td class=\"alt2\"><div class=\"smallfont\"><b>option1</b></div></td><td class=\"alt2\"><div class=\"smallfont\"><b>option2</b></div></td><td class=\"alt2\"><div class=\"smallfont\"><b>option3</b></div></td><td class=\"alt2\" ><div class=\"smallfont\"><b>option4</b></div></td><td class=\"alt2\" width=\"45%\"><div class=\"smallfont\"><b>Notes</b></div></td>
</tr>	 


";

	}

         return "$retStr";
	
 }
 
$timelist = getlist();

This functions fine, but I wanted to add another "while" loop thru the second query but it doesnt like nesting it.

Can anyone get me a step into the right direction?