Invalid query: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '-5,10' at line 1 Whole query: SELECT * FROM helmut.links LEFT JOIN helmut.link_archive ON link_archive.link_id = links.id WHERE link_archive.link_id IS NOT NULL ORDER BY link_archive.date DESC, links.order DESC LIMIT -5,10