Passing LIMIT Parameters to MySQL Stored Procedure

In MySQL, it was previously not possible to parameterize the LIMIT clause in stored procedures prior to version 5.5.6. Developers had to dynamically build and execute the query instead.

However, in MySQL 5.5.6 and later versions, this restriction was lifted. You can now pass stored procedure parameters as arguments to LIMIT and OFFSET clauses, provided they are of the INTEGER data type.

To use this feature, simply pass the desired values to the stored procedure as INT parameters. The following example demonstrates how to limit the results of a query:

SELECT *
FROM `MyTable`
LIMIT ?, ?

Where the first parameter is the starting index and the second parameter is the number of rows to return.

This method of parameterizing the LIMIT clause provides greater flexibility and security, as it prevents SQL injection attacks by ensuring that only integer values are used for pagination.