Zend Framework has an impressive library for pagination. Anyone can easily create pagination with some simple lines of code. Lets jumps to the tutorial to create pagination.

1. Model Code:

 
<?php
class Users extends Zend_Db_Table
{
	//set the current table name
	protected $_name   	= 'users';
 
	//set the default primary key of that table
	protected $_primary  = 'id';
 
	/**
	 * Create an SQL query for fetching
	 * all the user information
	 *
	 * @param		none
	 * @return		string -- sql query for
	 *             fetching user information
	 *
	 * @author		M.M.H.Masud<masudiiuc@gmail.com>
	 */
	public function getAllUserInfo()
	{
		//create an instance of select method
		$condition = $this->select();
 
		//select current table and fetch all info
		$condition -> from( $this->_name, '*' );
 
		//set the where clause
		$condition -> where( 'status = ?', 'active');
 
		//set order by clause
		$condition -> order( 'id' );
 
		return $condition;
	}
}
?>
 

This function makes a sql query using zend_db_table class inside a Zend Model Class. You can see the sql query with the following code:

 
            echo $condition->__toString();
 

2. Controller Code

Now use the following code inside the controller class to create the pagination with Zend_Paginator class.

 
<?php
 
class PaginationController extends Zend_Controller_Action
{
	/**
	 * Class Variables
	 */
	var $selector;
	var $userTbl;
 
	/**
	 * Set Default configuration for user table.
	 *
	 * @param 	none;
	 * @return  none;
	 * @access  public
	 *
	 * @author	M.H.Masud<masudiiuc@gmail.com>
	 */
	public function init()
	{
		//create an instance of User Model
		$this->userTbl = new Users();
	}
 
	/**
	 * View the pagination
	 *
	 * @param 	none;
	 * @return  array -- Contains all the data
	                     and pagination settings
	 * @access  public
	 *
	 * @author	M.H.Masud<masudiiuc@gmail.com>
	 */
	public function viewPaginationAction()
	{
		//get the sql query from the model
		$this->selector = $this->userTbl->getAllUserInfo();
 
		//get current page number from url passed by Zend_Pagination Class
		$pageNumber = $this->_request->getParam('page', 1);
 
		//set no. of data for each page.
		$perPage 	= '10';
 
		//create an instance of pagination class with the sql from model
		$paginator = Zend_Paginator::factory( $this->selector );
 
		//set per page settings to Zend_Paginaton class
		$paginator->setItemCountPerPage( $perPage );
 
		//set Current page number to Zend_Pagination class
		$paginator->setCurrentPageNumber( $pageNumber ); 
 
		//render the view for pagination content.
		$this->view->paginator = $paginator;
	}
}
?>
 

First of all get the current page number from the URL using the following line.

 
	$pageNumber = $this->_request->getParam('page', 1);
 

Set the number of page contents using the following line:

 
	$perPage    = 10;
 

Create an instance of the paginator class with the sql query. Sql query is returned from the model class:

 
	$selector   = MODEL_NAME->getDataForPagination();
	$paginator  = Zend_Paginator::factory($selector);
 

Now set $pageNumber, $perPage to the $paginator object.

 
	$paginator->setItemCountPerPage( $perPage );
	$paginator->setCurrentPageNumber( $pageNumber );
 

Now pass this information to the view:

 
	$this->view->paginator = $paginator;
 

3. View Code

Customizing the pagination view there are some method available. One of the best feature i used is developed by Anis(www.ajaxray.com). One of the finest programmer I seen in my short career. So I would like to show you the example first.

a. First create a common paginator file in scripts folder:
ex: pagination.phtml

place the following code in the file:

 
<?php
	$postfix = Zend_Registry::isRegistered('paginationData')
                                         ? Zend_Registry::get('paginationData') : '' ;
 
	if ($this->pageCount > 1):
?> 
<ul class="pagination">
<!-- Previous page link -->
<?php if (isset($this->previous)): ?> 
<li class="previous">
              <a href="<?= $this->url(array('page' => $this->previous)) . $postfix ?>">«Previous</a>
        </li>
 
<?php else: ?> 
<li class="previous-off">«Previous</li>
 
<?php endif; ?> 
 
<!-- Numbered page links -->
<?php foreach ($this->pagesInRange as $page): ?>
  <?php if ($page != $this->current): ?>
<li><a href="<?= $this->url(array('page' => $page)) . $postfix ?>"><?= $page; ?></a></li>
 
  <?php else: ?>
<li class="active"><?= $page; ?></li>
 
  <?php endif; ?>
<?php endforeach; ?>
 
<!-- Next page link -->
<?php if (isset($this->next)): ?> 
<li class="next"><a href="<?= $this->url(array('page' => $this->next)) . $postfix ?>">Next »</a></li>
 
<?php else: ?> 
<li class="next-off">Next »</li>
 
<?php endif; ?>
</ul>
 
<?php endif; ?>
 

Then called this script in your Action phtml script file. Use the following code to do this:

 
         <?=$this->paginationControl($this->paginator,'Sliding', ‘pagination.phtml'); ?>
 

This code will call the pagination.phtml file and then render the view and place the pagination with the formating in your layout.

NB: Create the pagination CSS by yourself as you want.

Another technique is given in

http://framework.zend.com/wiki/display/ZFPROP/Zend_Paginator+-+Matthew+Ratzloff

Please check this for manual and drop down based pagination.

Special Thanks goes to:
Anis - http://www.ajaxray.com

Reference
http://www.zfforums.com/
http://framework.zend.com/