Using my blog’s Search gives me a 404 screen

Have a link to your site?

https://tinyurl.com/eog3v but I took the Search code out because using the search form just produces a 404 for users so going to the blog is of no use, I’m asking a DB question here.

Last night I tried the default theme 1-line php search statement but no luck there either.

If it was a database error, that’s what the error would be, since the server is responding with 404, it’s unlikely it is a database issue. You’ll need to post an example of the code, use https://pastebin.ca or https://pastebin.com and then post a link back in this thread.

Good luck,
Michael.

Here’s the code but remember, whether I use this code or the plain default theme search statement, it still is not working. This code does work on the theme author’s site so I still don’t see what good it does to post it here but here you go:

<li id=”search”><h2>Search My Blog</h2>

• <form id=”searchform” method=”get” action=”/themename/index.php”>
  <div>
  <input type=”text” name=”s” id=”s” size=”15″ />
  <input type=”submit” value=”search” class=”buttons” />
  </div>
  </form>

This forum edits out the opening and closing li and ul statements. TIA.

The form action should just be index.php, so for your case you can either use: https://billy-girlardo.com/WP/index.php or https://billy-girlardo.com/WP/ or the best options, the <?php bloginfo('siteurl'): ?> tag, that way it’ll change on it’s own if the site changes, give that a try.

Cheers,
Michael.

EDIT: Try it, but I think something is wonky with your server, trying to get a 404 from it just gives the yahoo 500 error, is that what it normally does for a 404 for you?

my FF tab says 404

I just grabbed the default theme search function and the form it points to and threw it in my index, works now. Thx all.