[RESOLVED] indexing search results

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I'm trying to use the following to limit search results per page and index results pages. The index renders, but when I select a "next" or numbered page index, the query doesn't run again and I get a blank page instead. I've tried including my variables in the URL (index.php>variable=$variable&variable2=$variable2&page=$i , but that doesn't work either.

Any suggestions?

<? 
if(!isset($page)) 
{ 
$page = 1; 
} 
else 
{ 
$page = $page; 
} 

$max_results = 5; 

echo "Page: $page".'<br><br>'; 
$from = (($page * $max_results) - $max_results); 
echo "From: $from".'<br><br>'; 
echo "Max Results: $max_results".'<br><br>'; 

$result=mysql_query("select aid,title,firstname,lastname,injury_type,applieddate 
from accident 
LIMIT $from, $max_results "); 
$num_rows = mysql_num_rows($result); 

while (list($DBaid,$DBtitle,$DBfirstname,$DBlastname,$DBinjury_type,$DBdate)=mysql_fetch_row($result)) 
{ 
?> 
<tr> 
<td class="webbtd"><a href="acc-edit.php?aid=<? echo $DBaid?>"><? echo $DBtitle. ' ' .$DBfirstname. ' ' .$DBlastname?></a></td> 
<td class="webbtd"><? echo $DBinjury_type?></td> 
<td class="webbtd"><? echo $DBdate?></td> 
</tr> 
<? 
} 
?> 
</table> 
<? 
$total_results = mysql_num_rows($result); 
$max_results = 50; 
$prev = ($page - 1); 
$next = ($page + 1); 
$total_pages = ceil($total_results / $max_results); 
echo "total Pages: $total_pages".'<br><br>'; 
echo "<div align=center>"; 

if($page > 1) 
{ 
echo "&lt;&lt;<a href=index.php?page=$prev>&nbsp;Previous</a> - "; 
} 

for($i = 1; $i <= $total_results; $i++) 
{ 
if($i == $page) 
{ 
echo " $i "; 
} 
elseif ($i > $total_pages) 
{ 
echo ""; 
} 
else 
{ 
echo "<a href=index.php?&page=$i> $i </a>"; 
} 
} 


if($page < $total_pages) 
{ 
echo " - <a href=index.php?page=$next>Next</a>&nbsp;&gt;&gt;"; 
} 

if ($page = $total_pages) 
{ 
} 

echo "</div>"; 

?> 

The code comes from here

[InfoBot]

I solved this about 60 seconds after I submitted it. And I try not to post requests until I've spent several hours on a problem -- this one included.

Sometimes maybe the act of asking for help causes one to recheck one's assumptions. In this case, I reviewed my series of if/else statements, and noticed I had placed the entire script within an if (isset($_POST['submit'])) {}. Well, of course there is no submit set when I load the page from a query. I'll try another means of setting a null message, which was the purpose of that if statement.

Anyway, thanks to the folks over there for the script, which not only gave me an index but also contributed to todays grueling lesson in practical php.