[RESOLVED] help with pagination output

[xfezz]

Currently I have this loop that generates the page numbers but it generates all the numbers of pages in one big long list.

for($i = 1; $i <= $total_pages; $i++){
    if(($current_page) == $i){
	    // You are on this page
        echo "[<b>"."$i"."</b>] ";
        } else {
		    // Display other page numbers
            echo "<a href=\"".$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']."?page=$i\">$i </a>";
    }
}

This gives me an output of [1] 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 .. ect ect.. how ever many pages are needed to display all the entries in the database. Where the bold number is the current page you are on.

I would like it so that it only displays 5 page numbers at a time. When the user clicks on page 5 for example it would display the page numbers like this.

3 4 [5] 6 7

2 page numbers on either side of the current page you are on.

[ClarkF1]

<?
$show_pages = 5; // change the value for the number of links you want to show

if ($total_pages <= $show_pages)
    {
      $pageend = $total_pages;
      $pagestart = 1;
    }
    else
    {
      $pgs = floor($show_pages/2); 
      $pagestart = $current_page - $pgs;
      if ($pagestart <= 0)
      {
        $pagestart = 1;
      }

  $pageend = $pagestart + $show_pages - 1;
  if ($pageend > $total_pages)
  {
    $pagestart = $total_pages - $show_pages + 1;
    $pageend = $total_pages;
  }
}

for ($i = $pagestart; $i <= $pageend; $i++)
  {
if ($i == $current_page)
    {
      echo "[<b>"."$i"."</b>] ";
    }
    else 
    { 
       echo "<a href=\"".$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']."?page=$i\">$i </a>";
    }
}
?>

[xfezz]

Thank you much. I spent a few days racking my brain trying to code it myself. It always helps me to see a working example. And then pick it apart to see how it works. I thank you again.

[ClarkF1]

It took me a while to work out too.........

Glad to help, please don't forget to mark the thread resolved