<?php
  echo'
                                    <ul>
                          ';
                             $cats = $mysqli->query("SELECT `id`,`name`,`count`,`about`  FROM `".$prefix."cat`  ORDER BY `position` ");
                while($cat = $cats->fetch_assoc())
                    {
                        echo '<li>';
                        echo '<a href = "http://'.$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'].'/category/view/'.$cat['id'].'">'.bbCodes(nl2br($cat['name'])).'</a> (<strong>'.$cat['count'].'</strong>)<br/>';
                        if(!empty($cat['about']))
                            {
                                echo '<small>'.bbCodes(nl2br($cat['about'])).'</small>';
                            }
                        echo '</li><br />';
                    }
                            echo'
                                    </ul>
                              ';
?>