[Ask] Custom Front Page

[lenkbreak]

@adisp007 and @rateu
I forgot to ask you something
can you give me some suggestions for me?

I made index.php file and use it as my index forum at http://lenkbreak.host56.com/
and I made a new template in global template.

I doing that because Page Manager confusing me a lot.
so, I've been trying adisp007 suggestion and this is the page http://lenkbreak.host56.com/forum/misc.php?page=test

the questions :
1. How can I make a page without using Page Manager like I made before for http://lenkbreak.host56.com/ ?
The confusing part is, how to separate that php codes and html codes? I mean, in a new page i have to put php codes and in global template i have to put html codes, do i just separate those codes and just paste it? or can I use PHP in template plugin so i can make a new template with php code inside directly?

2. If you see in http://lenkbreak.host56.com/forum/misc.php?page=test I tried to make one thread with long title and it mess up other table. Can you give me step how to limit the character to be show?

slowly I learn much about html and php from codes above.