codeigniter pagination, sending parameters between functions - php

Question

I have a problem with pagination and codeigniter. I have a quick_searh view from witch I am submitting the information to a index controller function and there setting the pagination and calling the quick_search method to get the data I want. It just doesnt work . I've spent more then 5 hours rewriting those methods and even starting with quick_search and then passing to index function but nothing worked, please help.
public function index(){
// search parameters config
$lawyer_name = $this->input->post('lawyer_name');
$kanzlei = $this->input->post('kanzlei');
$area_of_expertise = $this->input->post('area_of_expertise');
$post_code = $this->input->post('post_code');
$city = $this->input->post('city');
$result = $this->quick_search(
$this->uri->segment(3),
$lawyer_name,
$kanzlei,
$area_of_expertise,
$post_code,
$city);
if(isset($result)){
// pagination config
$this->load->library('pagination');
$this->load->library('table');
$config['total_rows'] = count($result);
$config['base_url'] = 'http://localhost/anwalt/index.php/search/index';
$config['per_page'] = 5;
$config['num_links'] = 5;
$this->pagination->initialize($config);
$data['search_result_array'] = $result;
$data['main_content'] = 'pages/quick_search_results';
$this->load->view('templates/home_body_content', $data);
}
}
the quick_search function:
public function quick_search($offset, $lawyer_name, $kanzlei, $area_of_expertise, $post_code, $city){
// no input in the quick search
if( empty($lawyer_name) && empty($kanzlei) && empty($area_of_expertise)
&& empty($post_code) && empty($city))
{
$result = 'nothing';
} else {
$this->load->model('quick_search_model');
$result = $this->quick_search_model->get_search_results(
$offset,
$lawyer_name,
$kanzlei,
$area_of_expertise,
$post_code,
$city
);
}
return $result;
}
the sql is like this:
$sql = "SELECT users.user_id, users.canonical_name, first_name, last_name, city, phone_number, kanzlei
from users
inner join user_normal_aos
on users.user_id = user_normal_aos.user_id
inner join normal_areas_of_expertise
on user_normal_aos.normal_areas_of_expertise_id = normal_areas_of_expertise.normal_areas_of_expertise_id
where ".implode(" AND ", $where);
if(empty($offset)){
$offset = 0;
}
$sql = $sql." LIMIT ".$offset.", 4";
The data are displayed but I dont see the pagination in there .. and even when I want to change the url for segmenting it says I dont have any data.
The view is like:
<h1>Quick search results</h1>
<?php
if($search_result_array == "nothing"){
echo "<h3>You havent inputed anything</h3>";
} else {
echo $this->table->generate($search_result_array);
}
echo $this->pagination->create_links();

Answer 1

As per your search variables you can use this:
$lawyer_name = $this->input->post('lawyer_name');
$kanzlei = $this->input->post('kanzlei');
$area_of_expertise = $this->input->post('area_of_expertise');
$post_code = $this->input->post('post_code');
$city = $this->input->post('city');
/*pagination start*/
$this->load->library('pagination');
$config['base_url'] = base_url().'index.php/index/lawyer/'.$lawyer_name.'/kanzlei/'.$kanzlei.'/area_of_expertise/'.$area_of_expertise.'/post_code/'.$city.'/page/';
$config['total_rows'] = $this->model->count_all_results(); ###implement this function to count all the vodeos as per the search variables, just use the same function as "quick_search" but without the limit clause
$config['per_page'] = count($result);;
$config['uri_segment'] = 10;
$config['next_link'] = 'Next';
$config['prev_link'] = 'Prev';
$config['cur_tag_open'] = '<span class="active_page">';
$config['cur_tag_close'] = '</span>';
$this->pagination->initialize($config);
/*pagination end*/

Answer 2

You can not use $this->pagination->create_links(); method in view.
Use $data['pagination'] = $this->pagination->create_links(); in controller just before loading view
and echo $pagination in view
hope this will help you.