#24303 [NEW]: Google search not functioning correctly - search parameters in wrong order

From: vlanard at cal dot berkeley dot edu Operating system: Windows 2000 PHP version: 4.3.1 PHP Bug Type: Website problem Bug description: Google search not functioning correctly - search parameters in wrong order Description: ------------ The search parameters being sent to the Google website from your inline search (across whole site/online documentation, etc.) are passed in the wrong order. As a result, any Google search results found do not link users into the PHP.net website when clicked, but rather resubmit another search to Google. It's like an infinite loop of Google searches. Simply reordering the Google parameters solves the problem. The parameters currently being passed to Google with a sample query of "control" are: control site:www.php.net The correctly ordered parameters should be: site:www.php.net control "site:" apparently needs to be the first argument. Reproduce code: --------------- 1. Go to http://www.php.net/manual-lookup.php 2. Enter search for term "control" in "online documentation [en]" and click the arrow to submit the search. 3. Note that you get a Google page of results. 4. Click on any of the Google results and note that it just submits another Google search rather than linking you back to the PHP.net website. 5. Change order of Google search parameters so that site:www.php.net is the first argument, and resubmit. Note that it now works correctly. Expected result: ---------------- Google links should bring user into the PHP.net site. Actual result: -------------- Google links just submit another Google search. -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=24303&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24303&r=trysnapshot Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24303&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24303&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24303&r=needtrace Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24303&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24303&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24303&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24303&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24303&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24303&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24303&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24303&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24303&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24303&r=gnused