Question

From a simple SQL query in MySQL how can I get only the 5 first results?
And then, how can I get the next 5 results?

For example (pseudo code):

select * from (select * from some_table) where <first 5 results>
select * from (select * from some_table) where <second 5 results (6-10)>

Answer 1

You should be able to get the first 5 results with a LIMIT 5 at the end of your statement:

SELECT * FROM some_table LIMIT 5;

And then you can get results 6-10 with a query like this:

SELECT * FROM some_table LIMIT 5 OFFSET 5;

As another example, you could get results 6-15 with a query like this:

SELECT * FROM some_table LIMIT 10 OFFSET 5;

Please keep in mind that, if you don’t add an ORDER BY statement, the results are retrieved in arbitrary order. Consequently, it doesn’t really make sense to use LIMIT and OFFSET in the absence of an ORDER BY.