What are some best practices for implementing "next record" functionality in a PHP application without a sequential identifier in the database?

When implementing "next record" functionality in a PHP application without a sequential identifier in the database, you can use a combination of sorting and filtering techniques to determine the next record based on a specific criteria such as timestamp or alphabetical order. 

// Assuming $currentRecordId is the current record's unique identifier
// Assuming $criteria is the criteria used for sorting and filtering

// Retrieve the current record to determine its position
$currentRecord = // Retrieve current record from the database

// Retrieve the next record based on the criteria
$nextRecord = // Query database for the next record based on the criteria

// Display the next record
echo $nextRecord;

Keywords

pagination offset limit ORDER BY unique identifier

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