SQL
Implementing Basic Pagination with LIMIT and OFFSET
Efficiently retrieve a subset of records for pagination in web applications using SQL's LIMIT and OFFSET clauses to control result set size.
SELECT id, name, description FROM products
ORDER BY created_at DESC
LIMIT 10 OFFSET 20;
How it works: This snippet demonstrates how to paginate results from a table. `LIMIT 10` retrieves up to 10 records, and `OFFSET 20` skips the first 20 records. This combination is crucial for displaying data page by page in a web application. Always use an `ORDER BY` clause with pagination to ensure consistent results.