How to get a category listing from Magento?

Question

I want to create a page in Magento that shows a visual representation of the categories.. example

CATEGORY
 product 1
 product 2

ANOTHER CATEGORY
 product 3
         


        

Answer 1

category Listing block:

load(2)->getChildren();
$catIds = explode(',',$cats);
?>


    

        load($catId);
            echo $category->getName();

            $subCats = Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->load($category->getId())->getChildren();
            $subCatIds = explode(',',$subCats);
        ?>
             1):?>
                

                
                    

                    load($subCat);
                        echo $subCategory->getName();
                    ?>