I have a project that I'm working on for a game. They want a typical "three column" table look to their main site with an menu on the left, content in the center, and announcements on the right. They also want to keep it to where they don't have to update every page when they need to make a menu change. So basically what I understand that he wants is for the left and right side contents to stay the same while the center "main content" changes.

Now I know this is childs play to do using frames... but the owner is wanting me to do it without the use of frames. I am new to the use of PHP and CSS being a holdover from HTML4 days. Does anyone have any ideas on getting what he wants without using frames?

I will be running this page on a server runing PHP and MYSQL and I have set up a test server for my own use. I have Dreamweaver 8 to help with the .css file. I have a very basic knoweldge of PHP but vast experience with HTML. If anyone can point me towards a tutorial that tells me how to do this or can explain it here I would be very greatful.