Codeigniter pagination does not work for the second page - php

Question

Codeigniter pagination does not work for me. It displays page numbers and first 5 search results, but when I click on the page '2' it loads 'search_nok' view with message "Please select your options". Could you please check my code below and help me to find the mistake.
Here is my controller:
public function search($offset = 0) {
$limit = 5;
$this->load->library('form_validation');
$this->load->model('model_x');
$this->form_validation->set_rules('country', 'Country','required');
if($this->form_validation->run()) {
$country = $this->input->post('country');
$this->load->library('pagination');
$config['base_url'] = 'http://localhost/abc/cont/search/'; //where 'http://localhost/abc' is my base url
$config['total_rows'] = 14;
$config['per_page'] = 5;
$data['pagination'] = $this->pagination->initialize($config);
if ($this->model_x->did_search($country, $limit, $offset)){
$data["results"] = $this->model_x->did_search($country, $limit, $offset);
$this->load->view("search_ok",$data);
}
}
else
{
$data['message'] = 'Please select your options.';
$this->load->view("search_nok",$data);
}
}
Here is my view:
<?php
echo $this->pagination->create_links();
foreach($results as $row){
$country = $row['country'];
$city = $row['city'];
?>
<table>
<tr>
<td >
<b><?php echo $country; ?></b>
</td>
<td>
<b><?php echo $city; ?></b>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<?php }?>

Answer 1

I think you are confused about Pagination. First of all, technically all of the pagination stuff:
<?php
$this->load->library('pagination');
$config['base_url'] = 'http://localhost/abc/cont/search/'; //where 'http://localhost/abc' is my base url
$config['total_rows'] = 14;
$config['per_page'] = 5;
should be in your controller, secondly, you should actually be limiting the results in your model as well, since you haven't shown your model I will come up with an example
$this->db->limit ($limit $offset //these will be defined in your controller)
$data = $this->db->get('whatever_table')->whatever_result_type.
return $data
you should define $limit in your controller and pass it over your your model function as a parameter that the function accepts
the controller should also have $offset and $limit defined
public function search($offset = 0) {
$limit = 5;
when you call your model make sure to pass these over
$this->model_x->did_search($country, $limit, $offset);
then instead of just $this->pagination->initialize($config);
do this(still in your controller remember):
$data['pagination'] = $this->pagination->initialize($config);
then echo pagination wherever you want it in your view