need a solution for web page navigation

I have a database of the menu items used on my web site, there are more than 100 entries. How do I set up navigation arrows to point to the next appropriate page, and the previous page, from the database? I don't want to use javascript history function, navigation is too important to allow it to be turned off in someones browser. Example: Category 1 with it's own item1, item2, item3 Category 2 with it's own item1, item2, item3 Category 3 with it's own item1, item2, item3 all have next, previous, home links at the top of their pages, so category 1 links to item 1, then item 1 links to item 2 etc. Category 2 has item 1 linked to it's own item 2 and so on, and category 3 has it's own item 1 linked to it's own item 2 etc. Now if I want to make item 3 in category 3 available on the category 1 menu in addition to category 3, that's easy, but the links will point to category 3 pages, not category 1 pages. Hmm, I'm sure this is clear as mud. I know how to move forward and backward within the database, like in an image database, I've done that before. But this is a little different, I don't know if it is even possible. I am using php/mysql. If anyone has any idea what I am trying to do please attempt to help... -- Chip Wiegand Computer Services Simrad, Inc www.simradusa.com chip.wiegand@simrad.com "There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." --Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corporation, 1977 (They why do I have 9? Somebody help me!)