**/ function navigation ($page_url, $total, $limit) { // use sprintf, so you can easily edit this static $href = '%s '; // parameter used in url static $param = 'page'; $param_preg = preg_quote ($param); // erase (&|?)page from the url (for extra security use a while) while (preg_match ('|[?&]' . $param_preg . '=[^&]*|i', $page_url)) { // if it matches, replace it with nothing $page_url = preg_replace ('|[?&]' . $param_preg . '=[^&]*|i', '', $page_url); } // check if we have a correct URI (if it doesn't have a ?, we should replace 1 & with ? $page_url = (strpos ($page_url, '?') !== false) ? $page_url : preg_replace ('~&~', '?', $page_url, 1); // check if we have a '?', if so, the seperator is '&' $seperator = (strpos ($page_url, '?') !== false) ? '&' : '?'; // the total pages $pages = ceil ($total / $limit); // check if the parameter was set $curr = (isset ($_GET[$param])) ? $_GET[$param] : 1; // check if the current page isn't too high or low $curr = ($curr < 1) ? 1 : (($curr > $pages) ? $pages : $curr); // check the middle, we always need 3 parts, so current might be too low $middle = ($curr < 7 || $curr > ($pages - 7)) ? round ($pages / 2) : false; // if the check wasn't false, create an array 'in the middle' $middle = ($middle !== false) ? array_keys (array_fill ($middle - 2, 4, '')) : array (); // create an array of integers we'll need $show = array_merge ( array_keys (array_fill (0, 4, '')), // first set array_keys (array_fill ($curr - 2, 4, '')), // current set $middle, // middle set array_keys (array_fill ($pages - 4, 4, '')) // final set ); // erase the doubles $show = array_unique ($show); // do a natural sort (1 2 3 etc.) // normally would be 1 10 11 etc. natsort ($show); // initialise for E_NOTICE error $return = ''; // another init $prev = 1; // prev link $return .= ($curr > 1) ? sprintf ($href, $page_url . $seperator . $param . '=' . ($curr - 1), '«') : ''; // loop through the pages foreach ($show as $page) { // update the page (pages like 1 to 10, // not 0 to 9) $page += 1; // if it isn't out of bounds if ($page <= $pages && $page > 0) { // check if there's an open space if ($prev < $page - 1) { // if so, seperate nicely $return .= ' ... '; } // update prev counter $prev = $page; // append to the return string, check if it's the current page, otherwise a link $return .= ($page == $curr) ? "{$page} " : sprintf ($href, $page_url . $seperator . $param . '=' . $page, $page); } } // next link $return .= ($curr < $pages) ? sprintf ($href, $page_url . $seperator . $param . '=' . ($curr + 1), '»') : ''; // return trimmed return rtrim ($return); } // voorbeeld: echo navigation ($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], 50, 5); ?>