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Trying to implement simple search on a EE 1.6 site and getting the following error:

The search path contains an error. Please contact the system administrator.

Code is as follows:

{exp:search:simple_form no_results_page="search/no_results" result_page="search/results"}
    <input type="text" class="text" name="keywords" id="keywords"/>
    <input type="image" value="submit" src="{site_url}images/interface/btn-search.gif" alt="search" />
{/exp:search:simple_form}

Search form is in an embedded template
Both results and no results templates exist
Double-checked permissions on config file
Index.php has been renamed
Cleared all caches

Have you checked Admin -> Weblog Administration -> Weblog Management -> Edit Weblog -> Search Path URL?  Make sure that is filled in?

No…I thought those were just for creating paths in the results?

I’m getting this error right after submitting the initial search.

I copy and pasted your code and other than a missing image it worked perfectly.  The main difference may be that I have that path filled out and you don’t, so if you can give that a shot, that’d be great =)

if you can give that a shot, that’d be great =)

I can no longer hear that combination of words in anything other than an Office Space voice… 😊

I went and filled in search paths for all 13 weblogs (just pointing them at the home page) and still get the error.

Well, I found in the code what would trigger that error:

// The search results template is specified as a parameter in the search form tag.
        // If the parameter is missing we'll issue an error since we don't know where to 
        // show the results
        
        if ( ! isset($_POST['RP']) OR $_POST['RP'] == '')
        {
            return $OUT->show_user_error('general', array($LANG->line('search_path_error')));
        }

But it doesn’t make any sense since you do, indeed, have that parameter and copy/pasting your code doesn’t give me the error.  Are you running any extensions perchance?

I was examining the parameters, though - If you try no_result_page (result singular not plural as in yours) does that clear it up?  From the docs, no_result_page is the proper parameter.

Hmmm - the docs suggest that “search/results” is a default that is used if the result page is not specified - link.

Installed Extensions are now:
NoFocus (v.1.0.0)
Edit Tab AJAX (v.1.0)
Multi Relationship (v.1.0.4)
Gallery dropdown (v.1.0.0)

No change with the singular version.

I’m going to need to look into this a bit more, Michael. I’ll come back as soon as I have more information.

Michael can you share a link to the page this is occurring on?  Or cut and paste the rendered <form> tagblock from the HTML source of the page with the search tag on it?  Let’s first make sure all the fields are in place.

Sorry - got sidetracked.

The site’s in development yet so here’s the rendered code:

<form action="" class="search">
    <div>
    <form method="post" action="(site's URL removed)"  >
    <div>
    <input type="hidden" name="ACT" value="19" />
    <input type="hidden" name="XID" value="f0fab68239ad3c43e675d36eb2dd7f5c08787aac" />
    <input type="hidden" name="RP" value="search/results" />
    <input type="hidden" name="NRP" value="search/no_results" />
    <input type="hidden" name="RES" value="" />
    <input type="hidden" name="status" value="" />
    <input type="hidden" name="weblog" value="" />
    <input type="hidden" name="search_in" value="" />
    <input type="hidden" name="where" value="all" />
    <input type="hidden" name="site_id" value="1" />
    </div>
<input type="text" class="text" name="keywords" id="keywords"/>
<input type="image" value="submit" src="(site URL removed)/btn-search.gif" alt="search" />
</form>

The EE code is:

<form action="" class="search">
<div>
{exp:search:simple_form no_result_page="search/no_results" result_page="search/results"}
    <input type="text" class="text" name="keywords" id="keywords"/>
    <input type="image" value="submit" src="{site_url}images/interface/btn-search.gif" alt="search" />
{/exp:search:simple_form}
</div>
</form>

If need be I can PM/Email the URL and/or a login.

Do you have any .htaccess?  The “RP” field is definitely in the form data, which a lack thereof is what triggers this error.  If your .htaccess is doing a redirect, then POST data will be destroyed.

Yep - I have the following to change index.php to “na”:

DirectoryIndex na index.php index.shtml index.html index.htm

<Files na>
ForceType application/x-httpd-php
</Files>

That shouldn’t affect it.  No .htaccess in a parent directory up the tree?  If not, go ahead and email (not PM, please) the info over to me and I’ll have a look.

Nope - thats the only htaccess file on the site.

Email sent.

Not sure why I didn’t notice it on your code block above, but why do you have a form tag wrapping around the simple search form tag?  That’s what’s causing the issue.