Send Search result keyword in URL - PHP Noob

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fluffybunny69 0 Newbie Poster

15 Years Ago

Searched hours online to no avail.

This should be fairly easy for anyone experience with PHP (aka not me!)

All i'm trying to do is create a text search box and send button.

1. Users will add a keyword and click send.

2. Link to an external website that loads with keyword in the url. eg, Searching for: Paper

action="http:www.domain.com/st=123&129ss=PAPER"

I got as far as (and being a complete PHP noob):

<?php
$keyword = htmlspecialchars($_POST['keyword']);
?>


<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title>Untitled Document</title>
</head>

<body>

<form method="post" id="searchform" action="http://www.domain.com/default.aspx?st=FT&ss=<?php echo 'keyword'; ?>" />
<input type="text" name="keyword" id="se" size="35"  onblur="if (this.value == '') {this.value = 'search...';}" onfocus="if (this.value == 'search...') {this.value = '';}" value="search..." class="text" />
<input type="submit" id="searchsubmit" class="submit" value="Send" />
</form>


</body>
</html>

so damn frsutrating despite getting close. With above example, entering and submitting a keyword does direct to the new site, but the echo doesn't show.

Any advice?? Would be appreciated.

php seo

Edited 15 Years Ago by fluffybunny69 because: n/a

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Short answer: let the browser build the query string (use GET with properly named inputs) or build the final URL and redirect with JavaScript. That avoids the server-side timing issue that hit (PHP runs before the form is submitted). was right to suggest a client-side redirect and pointed toward fixing the form action; caught the common quoting mistake. Two safe, simple patterns follow.

HTML-only (simplest — no PHP or JS required)

<form id="searchform" method="get" action="https://example.com/default.aspx">
  <input type="hidden" name="st" value="FT" />
  <input type="text" name="ss" id="se" placeholder="search..." />
  <input type="submit" value="Send" />
</form>

This submits to:

JavaScript (build and redirect; useful if needing client-side validation or encoding)

<script>
document.getElementById('searchform').addEventListener('submit', function(e){
  e.preventDefault();
  var kw = document.getElementById('se').value.trim();
  if (!kw) return; 
  var url = 'https://example.com/default.aspx?st=FT&ss=' + encodeURIComponent(kw);
  window.location.href = url;
});
</script>

A short jQuery variant (wrap in DOM-ready):

<script>
$(function(){
  $('#searchform').on('submit', function(e){
    e.preventDefault();
    var kw = $.trim($('#se').val());
    if (!kw) return;
    window.location.href = 'https://example.com/default.aspx?st=FT&ss=' + encodeURIComponent(kw);
  });
});
</script>

Notes and cautions: always use encodeURIComponent before inserting user text into a URL. Prefer the placeholder attribute instead of onfocus/onblur hacks. If the goal is server-side processing with PHP, have the form POST to a PHP endpoint on the same site and then redirect server-side (read $_POST, validate, then header("Location: ...")). Also avoid printing literal 'keyword' — the PHP variable must be echoed as the variable (and sanitized) when appropriate.

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anilashanbhag 0 Junior Poster in Training

15 Years Ago

your form is submitting a value but php is not getting it .
so echo will print nothing

post data is sent to action =" " site

xylude 3 Junior Poster

15 Years Ago

The problem is that $keyword isn't set until after you have sent the user to the other page. You should use javascript so send the user to the url instead of a form.

jQuery code would look like this:

$('#searchsubmit').click(function(){
var keyword = $('#se').val();
window.location = http://www.domain.com/default.aspx?st=FT&ss=+keyword;
});

Then just take the form tag off altogether and leave the input and submit fields.

Edited 15 Years Ago by xylude because: n/a

anilashanbhag 0 Junior Poster in Training

15 Years Ago

let action be a page where you can get the data

try this let action=" example.com/check.php" and in this page run an iframe of http://www.domain.com/default.aspx?st=FT&ss=<?php echo 'keyword'; ?>[php page] where you can get the data

try this let action=" " and in this page run an iframe of
http://www.domain.com/default.aspx?st=FT&ss=<?php echo 'keyword'; ?>

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fluffybunny69 0 Newbie Poster · Answer 1 · 2011-02-10T15:55:20+00:00

Hi xylude,

I tried the above but can't get it working:

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title>Untitled Document</title>

<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.5.js"></script>

</head>

<body>

<input type="text" name="keyword" id="se" size="35"  onblur="if (this.value == '') {this.value = 'search...';}" onfocus="if (this.value == 'search...') {this.value = '';}" value="search..." class="text" />
<input type="submit" id="searchsubmit" class="submit" value="Send" />

<script type="text/javascript">
$('#searchsubmit').click(function(){
var keyword = $('#se').val();
window.location = http://www.domain.com/default.aspx?st=FT&ss=+keyword;
});
</script>

</body>
</html>

The form is generate, but clicking with search term doesn't do anything.

fluffybunny69 0 Newbie Poster · Answer 2 · 2011-02-10T18:40:37+00:00

your form is submitting a value but php is not getting it .
so echo will print nothing
post data is sent to action =" " site

Hi, Thankls for your reply. Would you know how to fix this with PHP?

anilashanbhag 0 Junior Poster in Training · Answer 3 · 2011-02-10T18:45:59+00:00

and yes if you want to directly do it
then look at javascript

fluffybunny69 0 Newbie Poster · Answer 4 · 2011-02-10T20:12:35+00:00

fluffybunny69 0 Newbie Poster

15 Years Ago

The javascript method (above) isn't working... :(

Edited 15 Years Ago by fluffybunny69 because: n/a

ko ko 97 Practically a Master Poster · Answer 5 · 2011-02-10T20:39:25+00:00

<script type="text/javascript">
$('#searchsubmit').click(function(){
var keyword = $('#se').val();
window.location = http://www.domain.com/default.aspx?st=FT&ss=+keyword;
});
</script>

You need jquery library to work the above method. And window.location = 'http://www.domain.com/default.aspx?st=FT&ss='+keyword; is wrong. Should be window.location = 'http://www.domain.com/default.aspx?st=FT&ss='+keyword; You must link the jquery library to work the above method, or try with simple js.

<script type="text/javascript"
var keyword = document.getElementById('se').value;
window.location = 'http://www.domain.com/default.aspx?st=FT&ss='+keyword;
</script>

Hope this help.

fluffybunny69 0 Newbie Poster · Answer 6 · 2011-02-10T21:01:09+00:00

window.location = 'http://www.domain.com/default.aspx?st=FT&ss='+keyword; is wrong. Should be window.location = 'http://www.domain.com/default.aspx?st=FT&ss='+keyword;

Hi Zero13,

These appear to be the same - or am I missing something?

ko ko 97 Practically a Master Poster · Answer 7 · 2011-02-10T21:10:41+00:00

Well, that is my fault. You didn't place the quote in your syntax, right ?

<script type="text/javascript">
$('#searchsubmit').click(function(){
var keyword = $('#se').val();
window.location = http://www.domain.com/default.aspx?st=FT&ss=+keyword;
});
</script>

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