How can the user ensure that the pagination stops correctly at the last page instead of displaying an empty table?

When implementing pagination in PHP, the user can ensure that the pagination stops correctly at the last page by checking if the current page exceeds the total number of pages available. If the current page exceeds the total number of pages, the user should redirect the user to the last page. This can be achieved by comparing the current page number with the total number of pages and adjusting the pagination accordingly. 

// Calculate total number of pages
$total_pages = ceil($total_records / $records_per_page);

// Ensure current page does not exceed total number of pages
if ($page > $total_pages) {
    header("Location: {$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']}?page=$total_pages");
    exit;
}

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PHP pagination last page empty table error handling

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