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PHP Integrating PHP with Databases Limiting Records in SQL Pagination Function

Ruiqi Mao
Ruiqi Mao
16,675 Points
Posted by Ruiqi Mao
Ruiqi Mao
16,675 Points

Cannot pass this PHP task

Hi, I got stuck at this PHP problem:

https://teamtreehouse.com/library/integrating-php-with-databases/limiting-records-in-sql/pagination-function

My code:

<?php
include "pagination.php";

/* add function here */
function pagination($total_pages, $current_page, $section, $search) {

  $pagination = "<div class=\"pagination\">";
  echo $pagination;
  $pagination .= "Pages: ";  
  for ($i = 1;$i <= $total_pages;$i++) {
      if ($i == $current_page) {
          $pagination .= " <span>$i</span>";
      } else {
          $pagination .= " <a href='catalog.php?";
          if (!empty($search)) {
              $pagination .= "s=".urlencode(htmlspecialchars($search)) . '&' ;
          } else if (!empty($section)) {
              $pagination .= "cat=".$section . '&';
          }
         $pagination .= "pg=$i'>$i</a>";
    }
}
  $pagination .= "</div>";
  return $pagination;
}
/* setting pagination variable */
echo pagination($total_pages, $current_page, $section, $search);
index.php 
<?php
include "pagination.php";
//echo 'lalala';
/* add function here */
function pagination($total_pages, $current_page, $section, $search) {
  //echo "lalala";
  $pagination = "<div class=\"pagination\">";
  echo $pagination;
  $pagination .= "Pages: ";  
  for ($i = 1;$i <= $total_pages;$i++) {
      if ($i == $current_page) {
          $pagination .= " <span>$i</span>";
      } else {
          $pagination .= " <a href='catalog.php?";
          if (!empty($search)) {
              $pagination .= "s=".urlencode(htmlspecialchars($search)) . '&' ;
          } else if (!empty($section)) {
              $pagination .= "cat=".$section . '&';
          }
         $pagination .= "pg=$i'>$i</a>";
    }
}
  $pagination .= "</div>";
  return $pagination;
}
/* setting pagination variable */
echo pagination($total_pages, $current_page, $section, $search);

/* displaying the pagination */
//echo $result;