$_Get Always Returns Blank

[RockyMtnHi]

When you do a search at (right sidebar):

http://ourneighborhooddirectory.org

the $_GET result is always blank. The site is hosted at Bluehost and this is a Wordpress site. You can see the result of the query because I write them out. Here is the form code:

<form method="get" action="http://ourneighborhooddirectory.org/search-results/" >
Search the Directory:
<input type="text" name="srch"/>
<input type="submit" value="Search" />
</form>

 

Here is the PHP code on the action page:

<?php
$srchVal = $_GET["srch"];
echo $_GET['srch'];
echo "------------ ". $srchVal." ------------";
print_r($_GET);
echo $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'];
?>

 

Any ideas on why $_POST and $_GET always return blank?

 

Thanks for the help...

[samoht]

try adding a value="" to your text input

[RockyMtnHi]

I added it but it didn't work (I had it in there before but removed it in testing). The code is now:

<form method="get" action="http://ourneighborhooddirectory.org/search-results/" >
Search the Directory:
<input type="text" value="" name="srch"/>
<input type="submit" value="Search" />
</form>

[RockyMtnHi]

I also changed the php to:

$srchVal = $_GET["srch"];
echo $_GET['srch'];
echo "------------ ". $srchVal." ------------";
print_r($_GET);
var_dump($_GET);
echo $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']."<br/><br/><br/>";

[samoht]

What does the url look like on the action page?

[RockyMtnHi]

http://ourneighborhooddirectory.org/search-results/?srch=window

[kenrbnsn]

Change the action in the form to:

<form method="get" action="search-results/" >

and add

<?php
echo '<pre>' . print_r($_GET,true) . '</pre>';
echo '<pre>' . print_r($_SERVER,true) . '</pre>';
?>

to the search-results script.

 

Ken

[RockyMtnHi]

I added all of that code:

http://ourneighborhooddirectory.org/search-results/?srch=window

 

but no joy. Note that the /3.php file is included in the action page.

[samoht]

so what page is the form on?

 

3.php ??

 

[mattal999]

http://ourneighborhooddirectory.org/3.php?srch=hi

 

Yeah, there's probably some kind of problem with the server's configuration. Are you using any .htaccess rules?

[RockyMtnHi]

I did have some .htaccess rules for redirects. I removed them and tested again and the Wordpress page still doesn't fetch the $_Get variables.

 

Here is the code inside of Wordpress:

http://ourneighborhooddirectory.org/search-results/?srch=window

Here is the same code that works outside of Wordpress:

http://ourneighborhooddirectory.org/3.php/?srch=window

 

Somehow Wordpress is filtering out the $_GET values.

 

 

[RockyMtnHi]

Fixed it!

 

The Wordpress Inline PHP plugin was at the center of it. I just used an include between the <exec></exec> tags and that stripped out the $_GET['var'] values. When I placed the actual code in the file that was included the values were passed through.

 

The application is a custom database application that is a directory of businesses servicing high-end neighborhoods in the Denver area. The search capability needed to pull specific listings that were searched for so I had to create the custom search capability for the site. I also went the extra step of highlighting all of the search terms.

 

Here is the category page:

http://ourneighborhooddirectory.org/homeowner-recommended-neighborhood-service-guide/neighborhood-service-guide-categories/

Here is every listing:

http://ourneighborhooddirectory.org/homeowner-recommended-neighborhood-service-guide/recommended-service-guide-listings/

 

Do a search using the right sidebar search box. Search for something like 80210, floor, carpet, window, or jack. All 3 of these pages are custom PHP embedded into our Wordpress site.

 

Thanks for the help...