Something

$query = "select  count(char_name and level) from characters";
$link = mysql_query($query);
$all = mysql_fetch_row($link);
$query = "select account_name, char_name, level,obj_Id, karma from characters where online=1 order by characters.accesslevel, characters.level, characters.lastAccess";
$link = mysql_query($query);
$num = mysql_num_rows($link);
@$FORM .= "Online characters: $charso ($procon%)<br />";
$FORM .= "<table><tr>";
$count = 0;
while ( $char = mysql_fetch_row($link))
  {
    if ($char[5] > 0) { $FORM .= "<td style=\"color: red\">$char[1] $char[2] </td>"; } else { $FORM .= "<td style=\"color: black\">$char[1] $char[2]</td>"; }
	$count++;
	  if ($count % 5 == 0) { $FORM .= "</tr><tr>"; }
  }
  if ($count % 5 != 0) { $FORM .= "</tr>"; }
$FORM .= "</table>";
echo $FORM;