maybe something like
function showtip(id) {
$(id).css "visibility" : "visible";
}
function hidetip(id) {
$(id).css "visibility" : "hidden";
}
then add this to your href:
<a href='#' onmouseover='showtip('".row['id']."')' onmouseout='hidetip('".row['id']."')'>description</a>
<div id='".row['id']."'><?php echo $row['description'];?> </div>
i think onmouseover='' and onmouseout='' needs to have javascript: in it. like onmouseout='javascript:hidetip()'. i hope this helps