public function searchAction()
    {
        $value = $this->_request->getPost('query');
 
        // Start a session
        $session = new Zend_Session_Namespace('value');
 
        // If $value is a post then the search has just been submitted.
        if ($this->getRequest()->isPost()) {
            $session->value = $value;
        }
 
        // Get the select from Zend_DB
        $amazon = new Model_Example();
        $result = $amazon->searchExample($session->value);
 
        // Assign Paginator data to view
        $this->view->paginator = $this->_addPaginator($result);
        $this->view->query = $session->value;
        $this->_helper->viewRenderer('list');
    }
 
    private function _addPaginator($select)
    {
        $page = $this->_getParam('page', 1);
        $paginator = new Zend_Paginator(new Zend_Paginator_Adapter_DbSelect($select));
        $paginator->setItemCountPerPage(self::ItemCountPerPage)
                  ->setCurrentPageNumber($page)
                  ->setPageRange(5);
        return $paginator;
    }

<div id="search"><form action="/index/search" method="POST"><input type="text" name="query" id="query" value="<?php echo $this->query; ?>"><input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit"></form></div>

<?php if($this->paginator): ?>
<div><?php echo $this->paginationControl($this->paginator, 'Sliding', 'pagination.phtml'); ?></div>
 
<?php foreach($this->paginator as $item): ?>
<!-- list your item data -->
<?php endforeach; ?>
 
<div><?php echo $this->paginationControl($this->paginator, 'Sliding', 'pagination.phtml'); ?></div>
<?php endif; ?>

function basic_theme(){
  return array(
    'contact_mail_page' => array(
      'arguments' => array('form' => NULL)
      )
    );
}
 
/**
 *  Hide and autofill some fields in the contact form.
 *
 */
 
function basic_contact_mail_page($form){
 
  $form['subject']['#value'] = "Website question";
  $form['subject']['#type'] = 'hidden';
  $form['name']['#type'] = 'hidden';
  $form['name']['#value'] = 'Website Customer';
  return drupal_render($form);
}