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[wap_king]

how can i make my pages links look like this when i want to another page

eg: <- Previous [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Next ->

please help me out on this

[something else]

something like:

echo '<-&lt; <a href="'.$_server['php_self'].'?page='.$page-1.'">Previous </a>';
for ($i = $page; $i <= $page+5; $i++) {
    echo '<a href="'.$_server['php_self'].'?page='.$i.'">['.$i.'] </a> ';
}
echo '<a href="'.$_server['php_self'].'?page='.$page+1.'">Next -&gt; </a>'; 

[wap_king]

something like:

echo '<-&lt; <a href="'.$_server['php_self'].'?page='.$page-1.'">Previous </a>';
for ($i = $page; $i <= $page+5; $i++) {
    echo '<a href="'.$_server['php_self'].'?page='.$i.'">['.$i.'] </a> ';
}
echo '<a href="'.$_server['php_self'].'?page='.$page+1.'">Next -&gt; </a>'; 

hey thanx so much but i dnt understand that coding could u do it like this please?

if($page>1)

{

$ppage = $page-1;

echo "<a href=\"index.php?page=$ppage\">«Prev</a> ";

}

if($page<$total_pages)

{

$npage = $page+1;

echo "<a href=\"index.php?page=$npage\">Next»</a>";

}

[something else]

if($page>1){
$ppage = $page-1;
echo "<a href=\"index.php?page=$ppage\">«Prev</a> ";
}
$capped_pages = $total_pages-4;
if($pages<$capped_pages){
for ($i = $ppage; $i <= ($page+5); $i++) {            //previous page added here also ...so if on page 3 it shows pages 23456
    echo "<a href=\"index.php?page=$i\">[$i] </a> "; 
}
}
else if($page==1){
for ($i = $page; $i <= ($page+5); $i++) { 
    echo "<a href=\"index.php?page=$i\">[$i] </a> "; 
}
}
else{
for ($i = ($total_pages-5); $i <= ($page+5); $i++) {      //show total pages (dont go over (capped))
    echo "<a href=\"index.php?page=$i\">[$i] </a> "; 
}
}

if($page<$total_pages){
$npage = $page+1;
echo "<a href=\"index.php?page=$npage\">Next»</a>";
} 

[wap_king]

if($page>1){
$ppage = $page-1;
echo "<a href=\"index.php?page=$ppage\">«Prev</a> ";
}
$capped_pages = $total_pages-4;
if($pages<$capped_pages){
for ($i = $ppage; $i <= ($page+5); $i++) {            //previous page added here also ...so if on page 3 it shows pages 23456
    echo "<a href=\"index.php?page=$i\">[$i] </a> "; 
}
}
else if($page==1){
for ($i = $page; $i <= ($page+5); $i++) { 
    echo "<a href=\"index.php?page=$i\">[$i] </a> "; 
}
}
else{
for ($i = ($total_pages-5); $i <= ($page+5); $i++) {      //show total pages (dont go over (capped))
    echo "<a href=\"index.php?page=$i\">[$i] </a> "; 
}
}

if($page<$total_pages){
$npage = $page+1;
echo "<a href=\"index.php?page=$npage\">Next»</a>";
} 

thank u so much am going to try it....

[wap_king]

having a problem with the code when nothing is on the page its showing [][1][2][3][4][5] its showing that when nothing is on the page i want it to be blank until there is something on the page it will show [1][2]etc....please fix

[something else]

if($page>1){ 
$ppage = $page-1; 
echo "<a href=\"index.php?page=$ppage\">«Prev</a> "; 
} 
$capped_pages = $total_pages-4; 
if($pages<$capped_pages){ 
for ($i = $ppage; $i <= ($page+5); $i++) {            //previous page added here also ...so if on page 3 it shows pages 23456 
    echo "<a href=\"index.php?page=$i\">[$i] </a> ";  
} 
} 
else if($page==1){ 
for ($i = $page; $i <= ($page+5); $i++) {  
if($i<=$total_pages){
    echo "<a href=\"index.php?page=$i\">[$i] </a> ";  
}
} 
} 
else{ 
for ($i = ($total_pages-5); $i <= ($page+5); $i++) {      //show total pages (dont go over (capped)) 
    echo "<a href=\"index.php?page=$i\">[$i] </a> ";  
} 
} 

if($page<$total_pages){ 
$npage = $page+1; 
echo "<a href=\"index.php?page=$npage\">Next»</a>"; 
} 

[wap_king]

still doesnt work...i thank u for helping i have 10 messages per page and there is only 2 messages on the first page and it that code is showing this

[][1][2][3][4][5][6]

[something else]

try

if($page>1){  
$ppage = $page-1;  
echo "<a href=\"index.php?page=$ppage\">«Prev</a> ";  
}  
$capped_pages = $total_pages-4; 
if($page==1){  
for ($i = $page; $i <= ($page+5); $i++) {   
if($i<=$total_pages){ 
    echo "<a href=\"index.php?page=$i\">[$i] </a> ";   
} 
}  
} 
else if($page<$capped_pages){  
for ($i = $ppage; $i <= ($page+5); $i++) {            //previous page added here also ...so if on page 3 it shows pages 23456  
if($i<=$total_pages){
    echo "<a href=\"index.php?page=$i\">[$i] </a> ";   
}
}  
}  
  
else{  
for ($i = ($total_pages-5); $i <= ($page+5); $i++) {      //show total pages (dont go over (capped))  
    echo "<a href=\"index.php?page=$i\">[$i] </a> ";   
}  
}  

if($page<$total_pages){  
$npage = $page+1;  
echo "<a href=\"index.php?page=$npage\">Next»</a>";  
} 

[wap_king]

yeah this seems to work....thanx...but the problem now is that when am on the last page for example page 4 is the last page it shows this Prev [-1][0][1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Next

[something else]

$i is just a varible it could be anything eg:
for ($something_else = $ppage; $something_else <= ($page+5); $something_else++) {

[wap_king]

oh yeah i get it did u see my last post about the code?

[Anshul]

check this it wil help u i am uploading pager files and its examples

[wap_king]

thanx bro hope it helps me thanx again...

[wap_king]

can any one help me a example of whati want is right here on the right at the bottom where Page 1 of 2 [1][2][>][Last>>] thats how i want it