#24847 [NEW]: php.net/functionname redirects break with google search enabled.

From: everyone at efnet dot php dot net Operating system: PHP version: Irrelevant PHP Bug Type: Website problem Bug description: php.net/functionname redirects break with google search enabled. Description: ------------ Since I cannot edit or add a comment to bug #23844, I'll say it here: I respectfully disagree with goba@php.net that that bug is a duplicate of the issue found in #23652. Having read both of the bug reports a few times, it appears that #23844 refers to instances where users attempt to access *incorrect* function names as php.net/badfuncname, ...whereas #23652 has more to do with users being erroneously 'bounced' between google and php mirror sites, primarily as a result of broken links from *within* the PHP documentation itself. * * * re: [28 May 4:02am CDT] derick@php.net (from #23844) "Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not a bug..." Maybe things were different at the time of this writing, but your 'bug reporting system' now includes a "type of bug: php.net website error" entry, so, it is justified. * * * re: [16 May 2:57am CDT] derick@php.net (from #23652) "website problems can't be critical." No, but they can surely be annoying as hell to a LOT of people who try and use the functionality on a REGULAR basis. So multiply that frustration level by the number of loyal, albeit forgetful, PHP users that regularly look up functions on your site. How long before it reaches a 'critical' mass? Do you wonder why you seem to be getting a lot of reports of this bug, or something just like it? I have a lot of respect for you, Derick, but this is one of those stupid fixes that will make a lot of people happy. I for one do not know exactly how the site works now, as opposed to how it worked before the Google integration. But I do know that for me, and many others, there is no perceived benefit, at least not for php.net/brokenfuncname. * * * Original 'bug report' before seeing the bug system match about 12 other google-related complaints: * * * I fell in love with using php.net/funcname capability as a nice shortcut. However, I did not always remember the function's name correctly. Previous versions of the site would find best matches from pages of the site. For example; http://us2.php.net/manual-lookup.php?pattern=isstring&lang= en Even if I did not find a match I liked, I could still change the php.net site URL so I could try to look again. Now, the site just takes me to google and gives me a useless error page. I cannot even hit 'back' because of the way in which I am redirected. So I have to go to php.net and THEN type the search in the box after waiting for the site to load. That kills the usefullness of the shortcut. It seems like a small thing, but it's something I miss quite a bit. I had a nice command line -> web browser script set up to perform the lookup. I am not the only person, either... there are always a few others in the efnet #php channel who respond in the same way whenever I mention it. So I know I'm not alone in saying this. I love PHP and I love php.net... but this is just a bad step for you guys. I hope you put it back the way it was. -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=24847&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24847&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24847&r=trysnapshot5 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24847&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24847&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24847&r=needtrace Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24847&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24847&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24847&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24847&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24847&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24847&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24847&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24847&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24847&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24847&r=gnused