Generating Static files

Hi what's the best way to generate static files using PHP/MySQL? I've read a couple of tutorials and got a bit lost. What I'd like to do is use PHP to generate static pages in the way that GDIdb pro does (run a script/template combination, output html files all linked up) this is where I'm using GDIdb Pro: http://www.boldfish.co.uk/resorces.htm can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks Tony -- If you're suffering from email overload, check out NEO: http://www.caelo.com/a/rl.php3?i=3NTVV