<?php include "db.php";
$sql_news = "SELECT TOP 5 *, CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),date,104) as date FROM news_beta ORDER BY 
CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),date,112) DESC";
$result_top = mssql_query($sql_news); ?>

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="0" width="90%">
 <tr>
  <td class="news">
  <?php
    $sql_cat = "SELECT * FROM categories";
    $result_cat = mssql_query($sql_cat);
       
    while($row_top = mssql_fetch_array($result_top)) {
      
      $cat_single_id = explode(";", $row_top['categories']);
      $id = $row_top['news_id'];
      echo $row_top['date']."<br>";
      echo $row_top['text']."<br>";
      echo "<b><i>Рубрики</i></b><br>"; 
      for($i=0;$i<3;$i++) {
          if ($cat_single_id[$i] == $row_cat['category_id']) {
            $row_cat = mssql_fetch_array($result_cat);
            echo $row_cat['category'];
          }
        }
      echo "<i>".$list_cat_id."</i>";
      echo "<hr>";
    } 
  ?>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>