PHP Pagination help
I have a search form that returns a number of results, in which I have paginated. The problem is when I go to the 'Next' page, the url is redirected to ?pagenum=2 but the search results are lost.
Is there a way that I can keep the search results on the page, and just move from page to page, without passing each individual value to re-run the query each time?
Is there a way that I can keep the search results on the page, and just move from page to page, without passing each individual value to re-run the query each time?
<?php
$programid = "2036";
require_once($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/includes/verifyaccess.php");
require_once($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/includes/mainfunctions.php");
require_once($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/includes/expFunctions.php");
require_once($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/includes/expHeader.php");
if(isset($_POST['submit']))
{
if (isset($_GET['pageno']))
{
$pageno = $_GET['pageno'];
}
else
{
$pageno = 1;
}
// Running the first query to return the number of rows found in resultset.
if($_POST['kstatus'] == '1' && (!empty($_POST['kstatus'])))
{
$_POST['kstatus'] = 'A';
}
if($_POST['kstatus'] == '2' && (!empty($_POST['kstatus'])))
{
$_POST['kstatus'] = 'D';
}
if($_POST['kstatus'] == '3' && (!empty($_POST['kstatus'])))
{
$_POST['kstatus'] = 'S';
}
//define the list of fields
$fields = array('kdaccount', 'name', 'phone', 'town', 'state', 'sic', 'referral', 'kstatus', 'nlrep');
//put conditionals in an array
$conditions = array();
foreach($fields as $field)
{
// if the field is set and not empty
if(isset($_POST[$field]) && $_POST[$field] != '')
{
// create a new condition while escaping the value inputed by the user (SQL Injection)
$conditions[] = "`$field` LIKE '%" . mysql_real_escape_string($_POST[$field]) . "%'";
}
}
// builds the query
$query = "SELECT name, kdaccount, nlrep, add1, add2, town, postcode, state FROM dw_names ";
// if there are conditions defined
if(count($conditions) > 0)
{
// append the conditions
$query .= "WHERE " . implode (' AND ', $conditions);
if($_POST['comptype'] == '1' && (!empty($_POST['comptype'])))
{
$query .= " AND kdaccount REGEXP '^[0-9]+$'";
}
if($_POST['comptype'] == '2' && (!empty($_POST['comptype'])))
{
$query .= " AND kdaccount NOT REGEXP '^[0-9]+$'";
}
//Make sure the kdaccount does not begin with "Z" to remove vendor accounts from search.
$query .= " AND kdaccount NOT LIKE 'Z%'";
}
//If no conditions are selected then we still need to run through the conditions listed above.
else
{
$query .= 'WHERE hidden = "0"';
if($_POST['comptype'] == '1' && (!empty($_POST['comptype'])))
{
$query .= " AND kdaccount REGEXP '^[0-9]+$'";
}
if($_POST['comptype'] == '2' && (!empty($_POST['comptype'])))
{
$query .= " AND kdaccount NOT REGEXP '^[0-9]+$'";
}
//Make sure the kdaccount does not begin with "Z" to remove vendor accounts from search.
$query .= " AND kdaccount NOT LIKE 'Z%'";
}
$result = mysql_query($query) or trigger_error("SQL", E_USER_ERROR);
$numrows = mysql_num_rows($result);
//Now re-run the query with the same parameters to actually return the results.
if($_POST['kstatus'] == '1' && (!empty($_POST['kstatus'])))
{
$_POST['kstatus'] = 'A';
}
if($_POST['kstatus'] == '2' && (!empty($_POST['kstatus'])))
{
$_POST['kstatus'] = 'D';
}
if($_POST['kstatus'] == '3' && (!empty($_POST['kstatus'])))
{
$_POST['kstatus'] = 'S';
}
//define the list of fields
$fields = array('kdaccount', 'name', 'phone', 'town', 'state', 'sic', 'referral', 'kstatus', 'nlrep');
//put conditionals in an array
$conditions = array();
foreach($fields as $field)
{
// if the field is set and not empty
if(isset($_POST[$field]) && $_POST[$field] != '')
{
// create a new condition while escaping the value inputed by the user (SQL Injection)
$conditions[] = "`$field` LIKE '%" . mysql_real_escape_string($_POST[$field]) . "%'";
}
}
// builds the query
$query2 = "SELECT name, kdaccount, nlrep, add1, add2, town, postcode, state FROM dw_names ";
// if there are conditions defined
if(count($conditions) > 0)
{
// append the conditions
$query2 .= "WHERE " . implode (' AND ', $conditions);
if($_POST['comptype'] == '1' && (!empty($_POST['comptype'])))
{
$query2 .= " AND kdaccount REGEXP '^[0-9]+$'";
}
if($_POST['comptype'] == '2' && (!empty($_POST['comptype'])))
{
$query2 .= " AND kdaccount NOT REGEXP '^[0-9]+$'";
}
//Make sure the kdaccount does not begin with "Z" to remove vendor accounts from search.
$query2 .= " AND kdaccount NOT LIKE 'Z%'";
}
//If no conditions are selected then we still need to run through the conditions listed above.
else
{
$query2 .= 'WHERE hidden = "0"';
if($_POST['comptype'] == '1' && (!empty($_POST['comptype'])))
{
$query2 .= " AND kdaccount REGEXP '^[0-9]+$'";
}
if($_POST['comptype'] == '2' && (!empty($_POST['comptype'])))
{
$query2 .= " AND kdaccount NOT REGEXP '^[0-9]+$'";
}
//Make sure the kdaccount does not begin with "Z" to remove vendor accounts from search.
$query2 .= " AND kdaccount NOT LIKE 'Z%'";
}
$rows_per_page = 10;
$lastpage = ceil($numrows/$rows_per_page);
$pageno = (int)$pageno;
if ($pageno > $lastpage)
{
$pageno = $lastpage;
}
if ($pageno < 1)
{
$pageno = 1;
}
$limit = ' LIMIT ' .($pageno - 1) * $rows_per_page .',' .$rows_per_page;
$query2 .= $limit;
$result2 = mysql_query($query2) or trigger_error("SQL", E_USER_ERROR);
echo '<br /><br />' . $query2 . '<br /><br />';
?>
<span class="sectitle">Search Results</span><br /><br />
<div class="contentpane">
<strong>Your search has retuned <?=number_format($numrows); ?> rows. </strong>
<br /><br />
<?php
if ($pageno == 1)
{
echo " First Prev ";
}
else
{
echo "<span class='boldgreenlinks'><a href='?pageno=1'>First</a></span> ";
$prevpage = $pageno-1;
echo "<span class='boldgreenlinks'><a href='?pageno=$prevpage'>Prev</a></span> ";
}
echo " (Page $pageno of $lastpage) ";
if ($pageno == $lastpage)
{
echo " Next Last ";
}
else
{
$nextpage = $pageno+1;
echo "<span class='boldgreenlinks'> <a href='?pageno=$nextpage'>Next</a></span> ";
echo "<span class='boldgreenlinks'> <a href='?pageno=$lastpage'>First</a></span> ";
}
?>
<table id="contactSrchRes" border="0" cellspacing="0" class="tablesorter">
<thead>
<tr>
<th class="columnheader" width="5%">Acct #</th>
<th class="columnheader" width="20%">Company Name</th>
<th class="columnheader" width="7%">Sales Rep</th>
<th class="columnheader" width="20%">Address</th>
<th class="columnheader" width="7%">City</th>
<th class="columnheader" width="4%">State</th>
<th class="columnheader" width="4%">Zip</th>
<th class="columnheader" width="6%">Last Activity</th>
<th class="columnheader" width="6%">Add Activity</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<?php
$i = 0;
while($resultData = mysql_fetch_array($result2))
{
$i++;
echo '<tr>
<td><span class="nonboldblacklinks">'. $resultData['kdaccount'].'</span></td>
<td><span class="nonboldblacklinks">'. $resultData['name'].'</span></td>
<td><span class="nonboldblacklinks">'. getSalesCkName($resultData['nlrep']).'</span></td>
<td><span class="nonboldblacklinks">'. $resultData['add1'] . ' ' . $resultData['add2'] . '</span></td>
<td><span class="nonboldblacklinks">'. $resultData['town'] . '</span></td>
<td><span class="nonboldblacklinks">'. $resultData['state']. '</span></td>
<td><span class="nonboldblacklinks">'. $resultData['postcode'] . '</span></td>
<td><span class="nonboldblacklinks">'. $addactivitylink . '</span></td>
<td><span class="nonboldblacklinks">'. $activityData['due_date'] . '</span></td>
</tr>';
}
?>
</tbody>
</table>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function() {
$.tablesorter.defaults.widgets = ['zebra','saveSort'];
$("#contactSrchRes").tablesorter( {
widthFixed: true,
headers: {
9: { sorter: false}
}
});
$(function(){
$("#contactSrchRes tr:even").addClass("even");
$("#contactSrchRes tr:odd").addClass("odd");
});
});
</script>
<?php
require_once($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/includes/footer.php");
}
?>ASKER
Would there be a simple way to do this with Ajax? I really like how I've gotten the fields through an array and kind of build my query on the fly, but I'm worried that an Ajax solution would force me to use post variables differently.
There would not be a simpler way to do it with AJAX. It would require what you already have plus the overhead of AJAX.
In the code you have posted, the '!empty' parts are redundant. If a variable is equal to something, it is by definition '!empty'.
In the code you have posted, the '!empty' parts are redundant. If a variable is equal to something, it is by definition '!empty'.
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No. The results that you got from the database with PHP are gone by the time it shows in the browser. Each PHP page is a standalone program. When the script is done running, all of it that you have not saved in a database, a file, or in $_SESSION variables is Gone. That memory released to be used by the next program that is requested.