MySQL offset infinite rows

Question

I would like to construct a query that displays all the results in a table, but is offset by 5 from the start of the table. As far as I can tell, MySQL\'s LIMIT

Answer 1

I know that this is old but I didnt see a similar response so this is the solution I would use.

First, I would execute a count query on the table to see how many records exist. This query is fast and normally the execution time is negligible. Something like:

SELECT COUNT(*) FROM table_name;

Then I would build my query using the result I got from count as my limit (since that is the maximum number of rows the table could possibly return). Something like:

SELECT * FROM table_name LIMIT count_result OFFSET desired_offset;

Or possibly something like:

SELECT * FROM table_name LIMIT desired_offset, count_result;

Of course, if necessary, you could subtract desired_offset from count_result to get an actual, accurate value to supply as the limit. Passing the "18446744073709551610" value just doesnt make sense if I can actually determine an appropriate limit to provide.