index.php
<html>
<head>
<title> EXEMPLO </title>
<style type="text/css">
<!--
body {
background-color: #999999;
}
-->
</style></head>
<body>
<table width="759" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><?php include "topo.php" ?></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="200"><?php include "menuesquerdo.php" ?></td>
<td width="559"><?php include "inicial.php" ?></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><?php include "rodape.php" ?></td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
topo.php
<div>
<table width="759" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td height="100" bgcolor="#336666">TOPO</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
rodape.php
<div>
<table width="759" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td height="100" bgcolor="#FFCC33">RODAPE</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
menuesquerdo.php
<div>
<table width="200" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td height="500" bgcolor="#996699">MENU = 500 PX </td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
inicial.php (suponha que seja uma página maior, entre as outras)
<div>
<table width="559" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td height="800" bgcolor="#0099FF">PG INICIAL = 800 PIXELS </td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>