select * from table limit m,n m means index at the beginning of the record, starting at 0, n means starting at m, n.

mysql(root@localhost:test)>select * from total;
+----+-----------------+--------+------------+
| id | name            | number | mydate     |
+----+-----------------+--------+------------+
|  1 |  Henan publishing house       |   1000 | 2008-03-24 |
|  2 |  Henan publishing house       |   1200 | 2009-04-24 |
|  3 |  Henan publishing house       |   1100 | 2010-04-24 |
|  4 |  Henan publishing house       |   1400 | 2011-04-24 |
|  5 |  Henan publishing house       |   1350 | 2012-04-24 |
|  6 |  Beijing publishing house       |   2000 | 2008-03-24 |
|  7 |  Beijing publishing house       |   2020 | 2009-04-24 |
|  8 |  Beijing publishing house       |   2050 | 2010-04-24 |
|  9 |  Beijing publishing house       |   1980 | 2011-04-24 |
| 10 |  Beijing publishing house       |   2100 | 2012-04-24 |
+----+-----------------+--------+------------+
10 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql(root@localhost:test)>select * from total limit 2,3;
+----+-----------------+--------+------------+
| id | name            | number | mydate     |
+----+-----------------+--------+------------+
|  3 |  Henan publishing house       |   1100 | 2010-04-24 |
|  4 |  Henan publishing house       |   1400 | 2011-04-24 |
|  5 |  Henan publishing house       |   1350 | 2012-04-24 |
+----+-----------------+--------+------------+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)

That’s basically what it means.