//Preparing --Start--
function pageThis($max, $max_page_links, $query, $page_link){
//Uncomment the next 4 lines if don't wish to use this as a function
//$page_link="paged.php";
//$max=30;//Maximum items per page (rows)
//$max_page_links=10;//Maximum links number in the page
//$query="select * from some_table";//Your query
$num_stuff=mysql_num_rows(mysql_query($query));//Getting the total possible rows
if (isset($_GET['page'])&&$_GET['page']>0){
    $start=intval($_GET['page'])-1;//Now the page number make more sense (page=1 is actually the first page)
    $current_page=intval($_GET['page']);//Some cleaning (SQL Injection prevention, and get rid of negative numbers)
}
//If no parameters passed.. just give the first page
else {
    $current_page=1;
    $start=0;
}
//If a large page numbre passed (more than there actually is) just give the last page
if ($current_page>ceil($num_stuff/$max)){
    	$current_page=ceil($num_stuff/$max);
    	$start=ceil($num_stuff/$max)-1;
}
$start*=$max;//Which row to start with
$get_stuff_query.=" limit $start, $max";//Adding the limit
//Preparing --End--


//Actual paging --Start--
if ($num_stuff>$max){//Is there any need for pagin?
	if ($current_page>1){//Making previous page & first page links when needed
                $previous_page=$current_page-1;//previousious means -1
                echo "<a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"".$page_link."page=1\">|<</a>  ";//First page is the page number.. you guessed it right.. 1
                echo "<a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"".$page_link."page=$previous_page\"<<</a>  ";
            }
            if ($current_page>$max_page_links/2){//Are we going far away from the first viewed page link?
                if (ceil($num_stuff/$max)-$current_page<(($max_page_links/2)+1)){//Are we getting closer to last viewed page link?
                    $start_counter=$current_page-($max_page_links-(ceil($num_stuff/$max)-$current_page));//Yes, Then we need to view more page links
                    $end_counter=ceil($num_stuff/$max);//And no need to view page links more than the query can bring
                }else{
                    $start_counter=$current_page-(($max_page_links/2)-1);//No, then just view some links before the currentrent page
                    $end_counter=$current_page+($max_page_links/2);//And some links after
                }
            }
            else{//Still in the first pages?
                $start_counter=1;//Start with page one
                $end_counter=$max_page_links;//Show only enough links
            }
            for ($i=$start_counter;$i<=$end_counter;$i++){//A loop for viewing the links
                if ($i==$end_counter){//Is this the last link?
                    if ($i==$current_page){//Are we actually on the last page? Because we don't need the | after the link
                        echo "<a style=\"color:blue;\" class=\"link\">".$i."</a>";//Then make it look like we're on that page
                    }else{
                        echo "<a class=\"link\" href=\"".$page_link."page=".$i."\">".$i."</a>";//Well yeah, it's the last link.. but we're not there yet.
                    }
                }else{//Not the last page you say.. mmm.. then print normally (with | after the link)
                    if ($i==$current_page){//Are we vewing this page?
                        echo "<a style=\"color:blue;\" class=\"link\">".$i."</a>  |  ";//Make us know it
                    }else{//Not viewing.. just a normal link (the most common case here)
                        echo "<a class=\"link\" href=\"".$page_link."page=".$i."\">".$i."</a>  |  ";//Nothing to say
                    }
                }
            }
            if ($current_page<ceil($num_stuff/$max)){//Making the next and last page links
                $next_page=$current_page+1;//Next means +1
                $last_page=ceil($num_stuff/$max);//and the last page is the page.. whell.. it's the last one the query can bring
                echo "  <a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"".$page_link."page=$next_page\">>></a>";
                echo "  <a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"".$page_link."page=$last_page\">>|</a>";
            }
}
}