td{
background:lightgrey;
border:1px solid orange;
}
<table>
<caption>My Table - Lorem Ipsum</caption>
<?php
$zmienna = <<<EOD
Lorem Ipsum, Ipsum Lorem.
Lorem Ipsum, Ipsum Lorem2.
Lorem Ipsum, Ipsum Lorem3.
Lorem Ipsum, Ipsum Lorem4.
Lorem Ipsum, Ipsum Lorem5.
Lorem Ipsum, Ipsum Lorem6.
EOD;
$zmienna = explode(PHP_EOL, $zmienna);
for($i=0;$i<=5;$i++){
if($i%2==0){
echo "<tr><td>".$zmienna[$i]."</td>";
}else{
echo "<td>".$zmienna[$i]."</td></tr>";
}
}
?>
</table>