WordPress MU

Hello,

i cant' get the search function working for both the main blog (the goal is to search over all blogs) and in each blog (goal: search within posts of the blog where the search is performed)
In both case i get the

"Fatal Error
Could Not Find Blog!
etc.."
error.

Anybody having this work for a non-VHOST installation?

Thanks for any hint...

PS: i;m NOT looking for an external search service like google, the search should be performed within the server...

Got a link?

Which search function are we talking about anyway?

Doesn't that error also lead you to a page that suggests a list of question you should answer so we can help you?

debrouille, time to edit your sidebars/widgets(wherever you find a searchform):

find:
<form method="get" id="searchform" action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>">

and change to:
<form method="get" id="searchform" action="<?php echo get_bloginfo('url'), $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>">


I call this my "searchform hack" and is always a must do when "massaging" new themes.

If you use widgets, don't forget the search widget buried in widgets.php.

D. Sader

I don't understand. Do you mean that without this hack it searches across all blogs on the site, but that this creates a per-blog search?

No. To search across all blogs, I use a google widget.(gsearch.php widget).

The search of the home blog is a search function built into whatever theme you build your home upon and will only search the home blog. Ditto for each blog.

However, as a non-vhost, I must edit each and every theme, including the home theme, as above, to enable searchforms built into the theme. The hack enables the searchform to search posts/comments/pages in the blog. Without the hack, every search on any blogs lands on the home blog with an I can't find your blog error.

So, is there a case where this code may be usefully be included in wpmu?

This "hack" is for themes, addons. The code needed to fix wpmu so searchform actions work in vhost and non-vhost would be something else in wpmu core files. That I don't know how to do.

Thank you dsader, your hack
replace:
<form method="get" id="searchform" action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>">

by:
<form method="get" id="searchform" action="<?php echo get_bloginfo('url'), $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>">

worked! After i sorrected it a little bit: should be
<form method="get" id="searchform" action="<?php echo get_bloginfo('url'); ?>">

But i'm still looking for a solution to search sidewide (across all blogs)... ans i still don't want a google widget ;-)