small improvement

[eldhosejoys]

If you could add

$pages = ceil( $total / $limit );

$stop = $page + 4;
if($stop > $pages){$stop = $pages;}
$starter = $page - 4 ;
if($starter <= 0){$starter = 1 ;}

$Previous = $page - 1;

Then in the for loop condition of the pagination

for($i = $starter ; $i<= $stop ; $i++)

I think it is a little better. What do you think?

[eldhosejoys]

Also, you could add an if condition to show next and previous buttons.

$num = 4   //depends on your choice of limit.
if($Previous > $num){
//show previous button.
}
if($Next < $pages){   //also you can do $pages-4 according to your limit
//show next button.
}

[EduVillas]

Also, you could add an if condition to show next and previous buttons.

$num = 4   //depends on your choice of limit.
if($Previous > $num){
//show previous button.
}
if($Next < $pages){   //also you can do $pages-4 according to your limit
//show next button.
}

Can you please be more specific?