Question

Lets say i have a databse:

+----------+
| Database |
+----------+
| id       |
| image    |
| category |
+----------+

Now i have a page that shows an image from the database, i want to add a

<< Previous image

and

Next image >>

button. I could just take the $id and add +1 , but what if the next ID does not exist in the DB ?

Any help appreciated, thanks

So i found this:

SELECT * 
  FROM database AS c 
 WHERE (id = (SELECT MAX(id) FROM database WHERE id < c.id AND language = 'en')
    OR  id = (SELECT MIN(id) FROM database WHERE id > c.id AND language = 'en'))

But how do i make a link out of it, like:
<a href="domain.com/$c ??">Next</a> ?

Answer 1

You’ll have to use another select:

SELECT
    ( SELECT ID FROM <TABLE-NAME> WHERE ID > $currentID ORDER BY ID ASC LIMIT 1 )
    AS NEXT_VALUE,
    ( SELECT ID FROM <TABLE-NAME> WHERE ID < $currentID ORDER BY ID ASC LIMIT 1 )
    AS PREV_VALUE
FROM DUAL;