/* QUERY TO GET TOTAL NUMBER OF ENTRIES FOR PAGINATE FUNCTION */
$query_total = "YOUR SELECT STATEMENT";
	
/* GET TOTAL NUMBER OF ENTRIES FIRST */
$results = mysql_query($query_total);
$totalrows = mysql_num_rows($results);


function pagination($get_page,$totalrows,$page_limit) {
			
/* SET SOME VARIABLES */
if(!$get_page) $p = 1;
if(!$display) $display = 5;
$page_next = ($get_page + 1);
$page_prev = ($get_page - 1);

/* CALCULATE LAST PAGE LINK */
/* THIS ALSO WILL BE USED IN THE FOR LOOP */
$page_last = ceil($totalrows/$page_limit);
	
/* USE $start VAR FOR DATABASE QUERY ex: LIMIT $start,$page_limit */
if($p == 1)	$start = 0;
else	$start = ($get_page - 1) * $page_limit;
				
/* CREATE OFFSET ex: 1 -25, 26 - 50 */
$starting_no = ($start +1);

/* CREATE ENDCOUNT ex: 1 - 25, THE 25 IS THE ENDCOUNT */
if (($totalrows - $start) < $page_limit) {
$end_count = $totalrows;
} elseif ($totalrows - $start >= $page_limit) { 
$end_count = $start + $page_limit; 
}

/* CREATE PAGES TO DISPLAY */
for ($i=1; $i<=$page_last; $i++) { 
					 
					 
if(($get_page - 2) == $i) $display_pages[] = " <a href=\"$_SERVER[PHP_SELF]?p=$i\">$i</a>";
if(($get_page - 1) == $i) $display_pages[] = " <a href=\"$_SERVER[PHP_SELF]?p=$i\">$i</a>";
if($get_page == $i) $display_pages[] = "$i";
if(($get_page + 1) == $i) $display_pages[] = " <a href=\"$_SERVER[PHP_SELF]?p=$i\">$i</a>";
if(($get_page + 2) == $i) $display_pages[] = " <a href=\"$_SERVER[PHP_SELF]?p=$i\">$i</a>";

}
				
				
/* IF ON PAGE 1, UNLINK FIRST AND PREV LINKS */
if($get_page == 1) {
$first = "First";
$prev = "Prev";
}else{ 
$first = "<a href=\"$_SERVER[PHP_SELF]?p=1\">First</a>";
$prev = "<a href=\"$_SERVER[PHP_SELF]?p=$page_prev\">Prev</a>";
}
				
/* IF ON LAST PAGE, UNLINK LAST AND NEXT LINKS */
if($get_page == $page_last) {
$last = "Last";		
$next = "Next";
}else{
$last = "<a href=\"$_SERVER[PHP_SELF]?p=$page_last\">Last</a>";		
$next = "<a href=\"$_SERVER[PHP_SELF]?p=$page_next\">Next</a>";				
}
				
return (array($first,$prev,$display_pages,$next,$last,$totalrows,$starting_no,$start,$page_limit,$end_count));
			
}###END FUNCTION
			
list($first,$prev,$display_pages,$next,$last,$totalrows,$starting_no,$start,$page_limit,$end_count) = pagination($_GET[p],$totalrows,$page_limit);