Freezing Table columns and rows using only one table - php

Question

I have a dynamic table which is filled from an Application.
My problem is that I need some way to freeze the first row and the first four columns BUT using only one table, obviously because I will be posting the table back again to the application.
My Current Table Code :
....
<form name="myform" method="post" action="test123.php" onsubmit="set_value();">
//this form is used to post back the data after user updates it.
<br />
<table align="center" id="dataTable">
<thead>
<tr class="header">
...
$arratt49 = (explode(',',$response49,-1)); //sending an array from application
$dayscounter = sizeof($arratt49);
$sizemon = strlen($month1);
if($sizemon > 0)
{
echo "<th class='text ce6'>No.</th>";
echo "<th class='text ce6'>Emp code</th>";
echo "<th class='text ce6'>Name</th>";
echo "<th class='text ce6'>Department </th>";
for($kkk=0;$kkk<$dayscounter;$kkk++)
{
echo "<th class='text ce7'>";
echo $arratt49[$kkk];
echo "</br>";
echo $arratt49[$kkk+1];
echo "</th>";
$kkk = $kkk +1;
}
}
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
....//Here goes the Body
for($k=0;$k<=$arrcnt;$k++)
{
echo "<td class='text ce2'>";
echo $counter;
echo "</td>";
echo "<td class='text ce2'><INPUT type='text' name='code[]' size = '8' readonly='true 'value='";
echo $arratt[$k];
echo "'";
echo "</td>";
echo "<td class='text ce2'><INPUT type='text' name='name[]' size = '40' readonly='true' value='";
echo $arratt[$k+1];
echo "'";
echo "</td>";
echo "<td class='text ce2'><INPUT type='text' name='dept[]' size = '12' readonly='true 'value='";
echo $arratt[$k+2];
echo "'>";
echo "</td>";
Already tried :
Big Four method
and also This
Any Good Ideas?
Again I CANNOT use more than one table method.

Answer 1

You can use datatables plugin FixedColumns, just set parameter "iLeftColumns" to the number of columns needed to be fixed from the left side of table. Header already fixed by default.