This is my current solution, and it's really ugly

public function show($category_id, $subject_id)
	{
		$items = 15;
		if(!Input::get('page')) {
			$posts = Post::where('subject_id',$subject_id)->paginate($items);
			Paginator::setCurrentPage($posts->getLastPage());
		}
		$subject = Subject::find($subject_id);
		$posts = Post::where('subject_id',$subject_id)->paginate($items);
		$category = Category::find($category_id);

		return View::make('subjects.show')
			->with(compact('subject'))
			->with(compact('posts'))
			->with(compact('category'));
	}

Solution seems pretty much fine to me --- but why do you need to call the identical query twice on posts? Unnecessary. Simply place that line after $items = 15, then delete it in the two current positions, and behavior should be identical.

http://laravel.com/docs/pagination#usage

$posts->getLastPage();

@andrewsuzuki

You need to call Paginator::setCurrentPage() before any pagination.

That's why He does it like this I guess.

Why not just sort in the different direction, so the last entry is displayed on the first page?

Post::where('subject_id',$subject_id)->orderBy('created_at','desc')->paginate(10);