I need to know why this script wont work!

[Vince?]

It works other then the fact it won't go to another page to see results.

 

<?php

  // Get the search variable from URL

  $var = @$_GET['q'] ;
  $trimmed = trim($var); //trim whitespace from the stored variable

// rows to return
$limit=10; 

// check for an empty string and display a message.
if ($trimmed == "")
  {
  echo "<p>Please enter a search...</p>";
  exit;
  }

// check for a search parameter
if (!isset($var))
  {
  echo "<p>We dont seem to have a search parameter!</p>";
  exit;
  }

//connect to your database ** EDIT REQUIRED HERE **
mysql_connect("localhost","username","password"); //(host, username, password)

//specify database ** EDIT REQUIRED HERE **
mysql_select_db("database") or die("Unable to select database"); //select which database we're using

// Build SQL Query  
$query = "select * from the_table where 1st_field like \"%$trimmed%\"  
  order by 1st_field"; // EDIT HERE and specify your table and field names for the SQL query

$numresults=mysql_query($query);
$numrows=mysql_num_rows($numresults);

// If we have no results, offer a google search as an alternative

if ($numrows == 0)
  {
  echo "<h4>Results</h4>";
  echo "<p>Sorry, your search: "" . $trimmed . "" returned zero results</p>";

// google
echo "<p><a href=\"http://www.google.com/search?q=" 
  . $trimmed . "\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Look up 
  " . $trimmed . " on Google\">Click here</a> to try the 
  search on google</p>";
  }

// next determine if s has been passed to script, if not use 0
  if (empty($s)) {
  $s=0;
  }

// get results
  $query .= " limit $s,$limit";
  $result = mysql_query($query) or die("Couldn't execute query");

// display what the person searched for
echo "<p>You searched for: "" . $var . ""</p>";

// begin to show results set
echo "Results";
$count = 1 + $s ;

// now you can display the results returned
  while ($row= mysql_fetch_array($result)) {
  $title = $row["1st_field"];

  echo "$count.) $title" ;
  $count++ ;
  }

$currPage = (($s/$limit) + 1);

//break before paging
  echo "<br />";

  // next we need to do the links to other results
  if ($s>=1) { // bypass PREV link if s is 0
  $prevs=($s-$limit);
  print " <a href=\"$PHP_SELF?s=$prevs&q=$var\"><< 
  Prev 10</a>&nbsp ";
  }

// calculate number of pages needing links
  $pages=intval($numrows/$limit);

// $pages now contains int of pages needed unless there is a remainder from division

  if ($numrows%$limit) {
  // has remainder so add one page
  $pages++;
  }

// check to see if last page
  if (!((($s+$limit)/$limit)==$pages) && $pages!=1) {

  // not last page so give NEXT link
  $news=$s+$limit;

  echo " <a href=\"$PHP_SELF?s=$news&q=$var\">Next 10 >></a>";
  }

$a = $s + ($limit) ;
  if ($a > $numrows) { $a = $numrows ; }
  $b = $s + 1 ;
  echo "<p>Showing results $b to $a of $numrows</p>";

?>

[BlueSkyIS]

what do you mean by "it won't go to another page to see results"?

 

also, don't use @ unless you're typing an email.

 

$var = @$_GET['q'] ; // NO!

[Vince?]

At my website http://nc-music.info

 

When you search (Just type in A)

 

And then it shhould pop up with 1-10 out of 21 or something

 

When you click next ten it does nothing.

[BlueSkyIS]

$PHP_SELF is mis-used. if used, it should be $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'], but probably shouldn't be used. you're probably getting an empty value anyway, so the result is the same. since $PHP_SELF is doing nothing, you should just delete it everywhere it occurs.

 

other than that, you'll need to add some debug code. echo values from the top to the bottom, including inputs and the SQL created with them. that will show you what's going on and allow you to see any unexpected values.

 

also, check for errors after executing mysql_query:

 

$numresults = mysql_query($query) or die(mysql_error() . " IN $query");

[Vince?]

Any other way to fix the issue?

[BlueSkyIS]

did you try echoing out the values and SQL to make sure they are what you expect? what were the results?

[Vince?]

I have no errors, can you please look over my source and add in codes.