$query_products = "SELECT * FROM manufacturer ORDER BY name ASC";
include('external_files/pagination.php');

   // If the form was submitted, delete the items selected from the database
if(isset($_POST['delete'])){

 $query = 'DELETE FROM manufacturer WHERE manufacturer_id = '.(int)$_POST['delete']; // or die() doesn't go here
 $result = mysql_query($query) or print mysql_error();
echo"{$row_products['manufacturer_id']}";
       if ($result) { // If it ran OK.
           echo" <center><font color=\"#00CC00\">The manufacturer was Deleted!</font></center> ";
           $query_products = "SELECT * FROM manufacturer ORDER BY name ASC";
           include('external_files/pagination.php');
       } else { // If it did not run OK.
               // Send a message to the error log, if desired.
               echo"<div class='error'>The manufacturer could not be deleted due to a system error. We apologize for any inconvenience.</div>";
           }        
}?>
<!-- Call your variables -->

//.....etc etc
do {     ?><form action="<?php echo $PHP_SELF; ?>" method="post"><?                    
//Open all the items
           echo"
                                   <div class='item'>
                                       <div class='element'>{$row_products['name']}</div>
                                       <div class='element'>00/00/00</div>
                                       <div class='elementprimtool'>";?>
<input type="image" name="delete"
 src="images/delete.jpg"
 value="<?php echo $row_products['manufacturer_id'] ?>" />
<?

<input type="image" name="delete" src="images/delete.jpg" value="<?php echo $row_products['manufacturer_id'] ?>" />

<input type="image" name="delete" src="images/delete.jpg" value="<?php echo $row_products['manufacturer_id']; ?>">