';
echo ($pg > 1) ? "$first : $prev :" : '« : ‹ :';
/* limit the number of page links displayed */
$begin = $pg - 4;
while($begin < 1)
$begin++;
$end = $pg + 4;
while($end > $pages)
$end--;
for($i=$begin; $i<=$end; $i++)
echo ($i == $pg) ? ' ['.$i.'] ' : ' '.$i.' ';
/* display ending navigation */
echo ($pg < $pages) ? ": $next : $last" : ': › : »';
echo '