php pagination

[grasshopper31]

How can i add pagination with php to this script that shows photos in the site. i would want to show onyl 12 per page. i started but help me find out how to make this happen. thz in advance!

			$album_path = $this->dir_photos.$y.'/'.$album.'/';
			$normalPhotos = scandir($album_path);
/*
		$validPath = '/photos/2014/Building%20Season/test.jpg';
			$exif = exif_read_data($validPath, 'IFD0', TRUE);
			if(isset($exif) == true){
				if (@array_key_exists('DateTime', $exif)) {
					$strDate = $exif['DateTime'];
				
					@list( $idate, $itime ) = explode( ' ', trim($strDate) );
					@list( $iyear, $imonth, $iday ) = explode( ':', $date );
					$realDate = strtotime( "{$iyear}-{$imonth}-{i$day} {$itime}" );
					
					if(filemtime($normalPhotos) != $realDate){
						touch($normalPhotos,$realDate);
					}
				}
			}
								$picLink[$images.$file] = filemtime($normalPhotos); */
			########
			/*$page = (isset($_REQUEST['p']) ? $_REQUEST['p'] : null);  //get user p INPUT_ENV
			$currentpage = isset($page) ? (integer)$page : 1;   //get current page.. null = 1
			$totalImg = count($normalPhotos)-2; 				//scandir adds two items to array by default '.' and '..'
			$totalPages = ceil($totalImg / $this->imgPerPage);
			
			if (($currentpage > 0) && ($currentpage <= $totalPages)) { 
				$start = ($currentpage-1) * $numperpage; 
				for($i=$start;$i<=($numperpage+$start-1);$i++) { 
							
				}
			}*/
			############
			
			echo '<div id="photosCont">';
			
			 foreach($normalPhotos as $photos){
			 	$loadedPhotos = $this->dir_cache.$y.'_'.$album.'_'.$photos; 
				#FORMAT: photos/load/2014_Building Season_name.jpeg
				$urlPhotos = $this->dir_photos.$y.'/'.$album.'/'.$photos;
				#FORMAT: photos/load/2014_building season_name.jpg 
			 	if($photos == '.' OR $photos == '..'){
					$photos = '';
				} else { 
						
					if(!file_exists($loadedPhotos)){
						$photoLink = 'image.php?y='.$y.'&a='.$album.'&i='.$photos;
					} else {
					 	$photoLink = $this->dir_cache.$y.'_'.$album.'_'.$photos;	
					}
				echo '<div class="photosBlock">'.	
				'<a href="'.$urlPhotos.'" target="_blank"><img src="'.$photoLink.'" alt="thumbnail"/></a></div>';
				//'<span class="photoDate">'.$photos.'</span></div>';
				}
			 }//foreach
			 echo '</div>';
	
		}

[jcbones]

See if this works, post back if it doesn't: (You will have to add the next/previous or page number links).

Un-Tested

            $album_path = $this->dir_photos.$y.'/'.$album.'/';
            $normalPhotos = scandir($album_path);
/*
        $validPath = '/photos/2014/Building%20Season/test.jpg';
            $exif = exif_read_data($validPath, 'IFD0', TRUE);
            if(isset($exif) == true){
                if (@array_key_exists('DateTime', $exif)) {
                    $strDate = $exif['DateTime'];
                
                    @list( $idate, $itime ) = explode( ' ', trim($strDate) );
                    @list( $iyear, $imonth, $iday ) = explode( ':', $date );
                    $realDate = strtotime( "{$iyear}-{$imonth}-{i$day} {$itime}" );
                    
                    if(filemtime($normalPhotos) != $realDate){
                        touch($normalPhotos,$realDate);
                    }
                }
            }
                                $picLink[$images.$file] = filemtime($normalPhotos); */
            ########
            /*$page = (isset($_REQUEST['p']) ? $_REQUEST['p'] : null);  //get user p INPUT_ENV
            $currentpage = isset($page) ? (integer)$page : 1;   //get current page.. null = 1
            $totalImg = count($normalPhotos)-2;                 //scandir adds two items to array by default '.' and '..'
            $totalPages = ceil($totalImg / $this->imgPerPage);
            
            if (($currentpage > 0) && ($currentpage <= $totalPages)) {
                $start = ($currentpage-1) * $numperpage;
                for($i=$start;$i<=($numperpage+$start-1);$i++) {
                            
                }
            }*/
            ############
            $offset = (!empty($_GET['offset'])) ? (int)$_GET['offset'] : 0;  //get the offset from the url:
            echo '<div id="photosCont">';
            
            for($i = 0,$n = $offset;$i < 12; $i++,$n++) { //changed to a for statement.
               if(empty($normalPhotos[$n])) { //if we hit an empty array index, break the for loop.
                    break; //exits the for loop.
                }
                 $loadedPhotos = $this->dir_cache.$y.'_'.$album.'_'.$normalPhotos[$n];  //changed to reflect array.
                #FORMAT: photos/load/2014_Building Season_name.jpeg
                $urlPhotos = $this->dir_photos.$y.'/'.$album.'/'.$normalPhotos[$n]; //changed to reflect array.
                #FORMAT: photos/load/2014_building season_name.jpg
                 if($normalPhotos[$n] == '.' OR $normalPhotos[$n] == '..'){ //changed to reflect array.
                    $normalPhotos[$n] = ''; //changed to reflext array.
                } else {
                        
                    if(!file_exists($loadedPhotos)){
                        $photoLink = 'image.php?y='.$y.'&a='.$album.'&i='.$normalPhotos[$n];
                    } else {
                         $photoLink = $this->dir_cache.$y.'_'.$album.'_'.$normalPhotos[$n];    
                    }
                echo '<div class="photosBlock">'.    
                '<a href="'.$urlPhotos.'" target="_blank"><img src="'.$photoLink.'" alt="thumbnail"/></a></div>';
                //'<span class="photoDate">'.$photos.'</span></div>';
                }
             }//foreach //end for
             echo '</div>';
    
        }