Creating Pagination With CakePHP For Custom Template Links

echo $this->Paginator->prev('< ', array('class' => 'myLinkClass'), null, array('class' => 'prev disabled myClass'));

// get params of URL
$requestURI = explode('/', $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);
$scriptName = explode('/',$_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME']);

for($i= 0;$i < sizeof($scriptName);$i++) {
      if ($requestURI[$i]     == $scriptName[$i]) {
                unset($requestURI[$i]);
        }
      }
 $param = array_values($requestURI);

// only concerned about first param
$param1 = $param[0];

// do the following routes if url != http://www.domain.com/users/* or http://www.domain.com
if($param1 != "users" && $param1){

    // convert http://www.domain.com/assassins-creed to "assassins creed"
    $pagelink = str_replace('-', ' ', $param1);
    $pagesModel = ClassRegistry::init('Page');
    // check if there is a page whose "link" matches converted link, if so, get the field "id"
    $matched_page_id = $pagesModel->field('id', array('Page.link LIKE' => "$pagelink"));
    // if there is a match, route as follows
    if($matched_page_id){

         // Jeztah's way with some modifications

        // domain.com/potc/articles/edit/1
        Router::connect(
            '/:link/:controller/:action/:id',
            array('page_id' => $matched_page_id, 'category' => 0),
            array(
                'pass' => array('id', 'link', 'category', 'page_id'),
                'link'   => '[a-z0-9]{1}([a-z0-9\-]{2,}[a-z0-9]{1})?',
                'persist' => array('link'),
                'id' => '[0-9]+'
            )
        );

        // domain.com/potc/articles/1
        Router::connect(
            '/:link/:controller/:id',
            array('action' => 'view', 'page_id' => $matched_page_id, 'category' => 0),
            array(
                'pass' => array('id', 'link', 'category', 'page_id'),
                'link'   => '[a-z0-9]{1}([a-z0-9\-]{2,}[a-z0-9]{1})?',
                'persist' => array('link'),
                'id' => '[0-9]+'
            )
        );

        // domain.com/potc/articles/add
        Router::connect(
            '/:link/:controller/:action',
            array('page_id' => $matched_page_id, 'category' => 0),
            array(
                'pass' => array('link', 'category', 'page_id'),
                'link'   => '[a-z0-9]{1}([a-z0-9\-]{2,}[a-z0-9]{1})?',
                'persist' => array('link'),
                'action' => 'add|uncategorized',
            )
        );

        // domain.com/potc/articles OR domain.com/articles/page:2
        Router::connect(
            '/:link/:controller/*',
            array('action' => 'index', 'page_id' => $matched_page_id, 'category' => 0),
            array(
                'pass' => array('link', 'category', 'page_id'),
                'link'   => '[a-z0-9]{1}([a-z0-9\-]{2,}[a-z0-9]{1})?',
                'persist' => array('link'),
            )
        );
    }  // end if first param matches a page's "link" shortcut
}  // end if first param is not users and is not empty

// do some general site routing
// do some general site routing

// now route for page's that do not have a link shortcut (example: http://www.domain.com/movies/106)

// domain.com/movies/106/articles/edit/1
Router::connect(
    '/:category/:page_id/:controller/:action/:id',
    array('link' => '0'),
    array(
        'pass' => array('id', 'link', 'category', 'page_id'),
        'page_id' => '[0-9]+',
        'id' => '[0-9]+'
    )
);

// domain.com/movies/106/articles/1
Router::connect(
    '/:category/:page_id/:controller/:id',
    array('action' => 'view', 'link' => '0'),
    array(
        'pass' => array('id', 'link', 'category', 'page_id'),
        'page_id' => '[0-9]+',
        'id' => '[0-9]+'
    )
);

// domain.com/movies/106/articles/add
Router::connect(
    '/:category/:page_id/:controller/:action',
    array('link' => '0'),
    array(
        'pass' => array('link', 'category', 'page_id'),
        'page_id' => '[0-9]+',
        'action' => 'add|uncategorized'
    )
);

// domain.com/movies/106/articles OR domain.com/movies/106/articles/page:2
Router::connect(
    '/:category/:page_id/:controller/*',
    array('action' => 'index', 'link' => '0'),
    array(
        'pass' => array('link', 'category', 'page_id', 'controller'),
        'page_id' => '[0-9]+'
    )
);

public function index($link = null, $category = null, $page_id = null, $controller = null) {
    if($page_id){

         // display all articles for a particular page if on
         // http://www.domain.com/potc/articles or http://www.domain.com/movies/106/articles
        $this->set('articles', $this->paginate('Article', array('Article.page_id' => $page_id, 'Article.status <= 5'))); 
    }
    else{

        // display all articles if on http://www.domain.com/articles
        $this->set('articles', $this->paginate('Article', array('Article.status <= 5')));
    }    
} // end index function

public function view($id = null, $link = null, $category = null, $page_id = null) {
    $this->Article->id = $id;
    $article_page = $this->Article->field('page_id', array('id =' => $id));

    if (!$this->Article->exists()) {
        $this->Session->setFlash('This article does not exist');

        // using PageLinkRedirect function of my custom component,
        // determine where to redirect. Either to "potc/articles" or
        // "movies/106/articles";
        $this->redirect('../'.$this->CustomPage->PageLinkRedirect($link, $category, $page_id).'/articles', null, true);
    }
    elseif($article_page != $page_id) {
        $this->Session->setFlash('Invalid article for this page');

        // using PageLinkRedirect function of my custom component,
        // determine where to redirect. Either to "potc/articles" or
        // "movies/106/articles";
        $this->redirect('../'.$this->CustomPage->PageLinkRedirect($link, $category, $page_id).'/articles', null, true);
    }
    else{
        $this->set('title_for_layout', $this->Article->field('title', array('id =' => $id)));
        $this->set('article',  $this->Article->read(null, $id));
        $this->set('comments', $this->paginate($this->Article->Comment, array('Comment.module_id' => $this->viewVars['module_id'], 'Comment.post_id' => $id)));
    } // end else
} // end view function

<?php echo $this->element('all/pagination', array('pagination_url' => 'articles')); ?>

<?php
if($this->params['paging'][key($this->params['paging'])]['pageCount'] > 1){
    $pagination_class = "pagination_enabled";
}
else{
    $pagination_class = "pagination_disabled";
}
 ?>
<div class="<?php echo $pagination_class; ?>">
<?php echo $this->Paginator->counter(array(
    'format' => __('Page {:page} of {:pages}, showing {:current} records out of {:count} total, starting on record {:start}, ending on {:end}')
)); 
?>
<ul>
<?php

// $link is set in AppController from the link param, same with category and page_id
if($link){
    $this->Paginator->options = array('url' => array('controller' => null, $link, $pagination_url));

    // This outputs http://www.domain.com/potc/articles where articles
    // is from the passed $pagination_url when I loaded the element
    // in my Articles index.ctp view. I have to set controller = null
    // or else the link will output as http://www.domain.com/articles/potc/articles
}
else{
    $this->Paginator->options = array('url' => array('controller' => null, 'link' => null, $category, $page_id, $pagination_url));

    // This outputs http://www.domain.com/movies/106/articles where articles
    // is from the passed $pagination_url when I loaded the element
    // in my Articles index.ctp view. I have to set controller = null AND
    // link = null or else the link will output as
    // http://www.domain.com/articles/0/movies/9/articles
} 
echo $this->Paginator->prev('< ' . __('previous'), array('tag' => 'li'), null, array('class' => 'prev disabled'));
if($this->Paginator->numbers){echo $this->Paginator->numbers(array('tag' => 'li', 'separator' => ''));}
echo $this->Paginator->next(__('next') . ' >', array('tag' => 'li'), null, array('class' => 'next disabled'));
?>
</ul></div>

Router::connect(
  '/latest/:number',
  array('controller' => 'pages', 'action' => 'view'),
  array('pass' => array('number'))
);

echo $this->paginator->prev( $this->html->image('/images/icon_prev.png'), array('escape' => false) );

echo $this->Paginator->prev( $this->html->image('/images/icon_prev.png'), array('escape' => false) );