New to pagination

Hi

I'm new to this, been trying to insert pagination code on web page. I've put the js and css files on my server and pointed to them in the head section of my html. I'm now trying to use the place holder on my site but not sure what to insert to make it display. Do I need to bracket the code using php?
Do I need to put anything else on the server? I'm a bit lost on this at the moment, any help would be appreciated if somebody could explain in laymans terms.

$(function() {
$(selector).pagination({
items: 100,
itemsOnPage: 10,
cssStyle: 'light-theme'
});
});

Start with the supplied jQuery initialization snippet and the referenced JavaScript, CSS, HTML head, and placeholder setup. Check the repository's usage documentation, if present, against the questions about the selector and server files. Done means documenting the minimum setup and a complete example for displaying pagination.

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