pagination script how to create page numbers links function php

Welcome to Webune Forums, We specialize in Web Hosting for Individual just like you. To enhance our service we provide helpful tutorials to help you make your scripting easier. this short tutorial is to show you how you can make a simple pagination script with a function, this function will create a pagination menu, similar to the one found here at wallpaperama.


each number page will have a link using the GET method in url


lets say for example i have a forums, and for each topic i want to show only 20 replies per page. so lets say i have a forums topic with 200 replies, so if you do that math, i should end up with 10 pages.


now all you have to do to see this script in action, is copy and paste to your text editor like notepad. then save it as webune-pagination.php and upload to your website, then open it in your browser and you will see how it works.


Thanks to the folks at www.webune.com for their support on this.


webune-pagination.php this function will create a pagination menu, similar to the one found here at wallpaperama.

each number page will have a link using the GET method in url

lets say for example i have a forums, and for each topic i want to show only 20 replies per page. so lets say i have a forums topic with 200 replies, so if you do that math, i should end up with 10 pages.

now all you have to do to see this script in action, is copy and paste to your text editor. then save it as webune-pagination.php and upload to your website, then open it in your browser and you will see how it works.

Thanks to the folks at www.webune.com for their support on this.

webune-pagination.php

<?php
# THIS FUNCTION CREATED THE URL
function pagination_link($id, $page_num){
	return $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'].'?page_num='.$page_num;
}
###### PAGINATION FUNCTION ###### 
function pagination($num_of_items, $items_per_page, $id, $page_num, $max_links){
	$total_pages = ceil($num_of_items/$items_per_page);
	if($page_num) {
		if($page_num >1){ 
			$prev = ' &nbsp; <a href="'.pagination_link($id, ($page_num -1 )).'">&lt; PREV</a> &nbsp; '; 
			$first = '<a href="'.$_SERVER['PHP_SELF'].'">First Page &lt;&lt;</a>'; 
		}
	}
	if($page_num <$total_pages){ 
		$next = ' &nbsp; <a href="'.pagination_link($id, ($page_num+1)).'">NEXT &gt;</a> &nbsp; '; 
		$last = ' &nbsp; <a href="'.pagination_link($id, $total_pages).'"> LAST PAGE &gt;&gt;</a> &nbsp; ';
	}
	echo $first;
	echo $prev;
	$loop = 0;
	if($page_num >= $max_links) {
		$page_counter = ceil($page_num - ($max_links-1));
	} else {
		$page_counter = 1;
	}
	if($total_pages < $max_links){
		$max_links = $total_pages;
	}
	do{ 
		if($page_counter == $page_num) {
			echo ' &nbsp; <strong>'.$page_counter.'</strong> &nbsp; '; 
		} else {
			echo '<a href="'.pagination_link($id, ($page_counter)).'">'.$page_counter.'</a> &nbsp; ';
		} 
		$page_counter++; $current_page=($page_counter+1);
		$loop++;
	} while ($max_links > $loop);
echo $next;
echo $last;
}
?>
<h1>PAGINATION SCRIPT BY <a href="http://www.webune.com">WWW.WEBUNE.COM</a></h1>
<?php
#################################
# Please Do Not Remove
# SCRIPT CREATED BY WEBUNE.COM
#################################
# CONFIGURATION EXAMPLE
$num_of_items = 200;
$items_per_page = 9;
$max_links = 10;

if($_GET['page_num']){
	$page_num = $_GET['page_num'];
} else {
	$page_num = 1;
}
?>
<h1>PAGE: <?php echo $page_num; ?></h1>
<strong>example:</strong> <br>
<strong>number of items</strong> = <?php echo $num_of_items; ?><br>
<strong>number of items per page</strong> = <?php echo $items_per_page; ?><br>
<strong>number of links per page</strong> = <?php echo $max_links; ?><br>
<div align="center">
	<?php echo pagination($num_of_items, $items_per_page, $id, $page_num, $max_links); ?> 
</div><br><br>
<div align="center"><a href="http://www.webune.com">PHP/MYSQL WEB HOSTING<br>
<img src="http://www.webune.com/images/headers/default_logo.jpg" border="0"></a></div>

hope this helps, please provide any comments, whether be good or bad