function pagination($query,$per_page=10,$page=1,$url='?'){   
    global $conDB; 
    $query = "SELECT COUNT(*) as `num` FROM {$query}";
    $row = mysqli_fetch_array(mysqli_query($conDB,$query));
    $total = $row['num'];
    $adjacents = "2"; 
      
    $prevlabel = "‹ Prev";
    $nextlabel = "Next ›";
    $lastlabel = "Last ››";
      
    $page = ($page == 0 ? 1 : $page);  
    $start = ($page - 1) * $per_page;                               
      
    $prev = $page - 1;                          
    $next = $page + 1;
      
    $lastpage = ceil($total/$per_page);
      
    $lpm1 = $lastpage - 1; // //last page minus 1
      
    $pagination = "";
    if($lastpage > 1){   
        $pagination .= "<ul class='pagination'>";
        $pagination .= "<li class='page_info'>Page {$page} of {$lastpage}</li>";
              
            if ($page > 1) $pagination.= "<li><a href='{$url}page={$prev}'>{$prevlabel}</a></li>";
              
        if ($lastpage < 7 + ($adjacents * 2)){   
            for ($counter = 1; $counter <= $lastpage; $counter++){
                if ($counter == $page)
                    $pagination.= "<li><a class='current'>{$counter}</a></li>";
                else
                    $pagination.= "<li><a href='{$url}page={$counter}'>{$counter}</a></li>";                    
            }
          
        } elseif($lastpage > 5 + ($adjacents * 2)){
              
            if($page < 1 + ($adjacents * 2)) {
                  
                for ($counter = 1; $counter < 4 + ($adjacents * 2); $counter++){
                    if ($counter == $page)
                        $pagination.= "<li><a class='current'>{$counter}</a></li>";
                    else
                        $pagination.= "<li><a href='{$url}page={$counter}'>{$counter}</a></li>";                    
                }
                $pagination.= "<li class='dot'>...</li>";
                $pagination.= "<li><a href='{$url}page={$lpm1}'>{$lpm1}</a></li>";
                $pagination.= "<li><a href='{$url}page={$lastpage}'>{$lastpage}</a></li>";  
                      
            } elseif($lastpage - ($adjacents * 2) > $page && $page > ($adjacents * 2)) {
                  
                $pagination.= "<li><a href='{$url}page=1'>1</a></li>";
                $pagination.= "<li><a href='{$url}page=2'>2</a></li>";
                $pagination.= "<li class='dot'>...</li>";
                for ($counter = $page - $adjacents; $counter <= $page + $adjacents; $counter++) {
                    if ($counter == $page)
                        $pagination.= "<li><a class='current'>{$counter}</a></li>";
                    else
                        $pagination.= "<li><a href='{$url}page={$counter}'>{$counter}</a></li>";                    
                }
                $pagination.= "<li class='dot'>..</li>";
                $pagination.= "<li><a href='{$url}page={$lpm1}'>{$lpm1}</a></li>";
                $pagination.= "<li><a href='{$url}page={$lastpage}'>{$lastpage}</a></li>";      
                  
            } else {
                  
                $pagination.= "<li><a href='{$url}page=1'>1</a></li>";
                $pagination.= "<li><a href='{$url}page=2'>2</a></li>";
                $pagination.= "<li class='dot'>..</li>";
                for ($counter = $lastpage - (2 + ($adjacents * 2)); $counter <= $lastpage; $counter++) {
                    if ($counter == $page)
                        $pagination.= "<li><a class='current'>{$counter}</a></li>";
                    else
                        $pagination.= "<li><a href='{$url}page={$counter}'>{$counter}</a></li>";                    
                }
            }
        }
          
            if ($page < $counter - 1) {
                $pagination.= "<li><a href='{$url}page={$next}'>{$nextlabel}</a></li>";
                $pagination.= "<li><a href='{$url}page=$lastpage'>{$lastlabel}</a></li>";
            }
          
        $pagination.= "</ul>";        
    }
      
    return $pagination;
}