#24303 [Opn->Bgs]: Google search not functioning correctly - search parameters in wrong order

ID: 24303 Updated by: alindeman@php.net Reported By: vlanard at cal dot berkeley dot edu -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Website problem Operating System: Windows 2000 PHP Version: 4.3.1 New Comment: Umm, the arguments are in fact in the correct order and the search works as expected. I went through the exact steps you posted and everything works as expected. Re-open if you can provide steps that actually represent a problem... Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-06-23 17:34:13] vlanard at cal dot berkeley dot edu 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 this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=24303&edit=1