Dynamic Table with Pagination (Flat File)

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Hi

 

I have a list of youtube videos in a flat file database. I would like to print a thumbnail of these videos out to the end user in a table.

 

The results need to have pagination as well as a dynamic table so i can display say 3 rows and 3 columns per page.

 

The column amount will also need to be adjustable in case i wish to change the columns from 3 to 4 for example:

$video_file_data[];                 //This is the array in which all video info will be stored
$start = $_REQUEST['start'];        //pagination setting
$videos_per_page = 9;               //Show 9 Vids per page
$table_colums = 3;                  //Amount of columns needed to display results per page
$num = count ($video_file_data);    //Number of lines in data array
$max_pages = @ceil($num / $videos_per_page);   //Maximum number of Pages
$cur = @ceil($start / $videos_per_page)+1;
for($i=$start;$i<min($num,($start+$videos_per_page)+0);$i++)
 {
 list($date_added, $video_title, $youtube_url) = explode('|', trim($video_file_data[$i]));

    // <--- Table needs to go

}

The info stored in 

$video_file_data[]

would look something like this:

date 1."|".title 1."|".youtube url 1 
date 2."|".title 2."|".youtube url 2
date 3."|".title 3."|".youtube url 3
date 4."|".title 4."|".youtube url 4

Many thanks for the help

 

 

[trq]

You forgot to ask a question.

[noidea]

You forgot to ask a question.

 

 

DOHH!!

 

so sorry lol

 

The question is i guess, how can this be done.. im really stuck on this

 

cheers

[trq]

The logic is no different to pagination using a proper database.

 

Still stuck?

[noidea]

The logic is no different to pagination using a proper database.

 

Still stuck?

 

i really stuck lol, been tryin to work it out all night lol

 

I just dont even know where to start with the table and how to create the dynamic columns

 

If you could help id be very grateful, oh master lol 

[noidea]

the pagination links ive already got for the code above.. my main problem

is getting the results out in the table

 

thanks

[noidea]

The logic is no different to pagination using a proper database.

 

Still stuck?

 

Sorry but if by "proper database" you mean a SQL database, I have never worked with one so i have no idea about how they work

 

It is something I may look into in the future