How can a combination of PHP and SQL queries be optimized to display a specific number of records per page with minimal code complexity?

To display a specific number of records per page with minimal code complexity, you can use SQL's LIMIT clause in combination with PHP to control the number of records fetched from the database. By setting the LIMIT clause with appropriate offset and row count values, you can easily paginate the results and display a specific number of records per page.

<?php
// Define the number of records to display per page
$recordsPerPage = 10;

// Calculate the offset based on the current page number
$page = isset($_GET['page']) ? $_GET['page'] : 1;
$offset = ($page - 1) * $recordsPerPage;

// Execute SQL query with LIMIT clause to fetch specific number of records per page
$sql = "SELECT * FROM your_table LIMIT $offset, $recordsPerPage";
$result = mysqli_query($connection, $sql);

// Display the fetched records
while($row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($result)) {
    // Display record data
}

// Pagination links to navigate between pages
// You can calculate the total number of pages and generate pagination links here
?>