[RESOLVED] multi submit search bar

[nickf1]

So I want to have a search bar a the top of my homepage that consists of 3 parts.

a text input: to input your search

a select dropdown menu: to select the search type

and a search button: to perform the search

the 4 search types are like so (basically 4 URLS):

SEARCH FORUMS
forums/search.php?action=search&keywords=*<PUT_YOUR_SEARCH_HERE>*&author=&forum=-1&search_in=all&sort_by=0&sort_dir=DESC&show_as=topics&search=Submit

SEARCH GALLERIES
galleries/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=<PUT_YOUR_SEARCH_HERE>

SEARCH ARTICLES
articles/?s=<PUT_YOUR_SEARCH_HERE>

SEARCH MEMBERS
forums/userlist.php?username=*<PUT_YOUR_SEARCH_HERE>*&show_group=-1&sort_by=registered&sort_dir=DESC&search=Submit

So basically what you type in the input box is just inserted into one of the 4 urls at the place where I have put <PUT_YOUR_SEARCH_HERE>, and then the url is followed.

I know this would be quite simple to do in javascript but I would rather it not rely on javascript...is there a way using php?

...I can think of one way but it requires a redirect.

[bike5]

Have all the links go to one php file, use the dropdown menu to determine where to redirect the search with the search terms.

Ex: php router file

switch($_POST['WHERE'])
{
case 'gallery': $location = 'galleries/thumbnails.php?album=search&search='.$_POST['search_term']; break;
case 'members': $location = 'forums/userlist.php?username='.$_POST['search_term']; break;
// add your other conditions
}
header("Location: {$location}");

Thats a example of the type of thing you could do

[nickf1]

that looks great thankyou...I will try it out tomorrow and let you know if it works...its 1:30am here now 🙂

[nickf1]

works perfectly thank you