echo "<table width='100%' background='image.jpg'>";
echo "<tr>";
echo "<td><p>Text or results from php</p></td>";
echo "</tr>";
echo "</table>";
or
echo "<table width='100%'>";
echo "<tr>";
echo "<td background='first bit of pic'></td>";
echo "<td background='second bit of pic'><p>Text or results from php</p></td>";
echo "<td background='third bit of pic'></td>";
echo "</tr>";
echo "</table>";
A lot of this could be done with css as well.
Anthony