The Google "Search Engine Script" Suddenly Fails

I've been using the Google "Search Engine Script" provided by Digital Point for years and I love it! Here's where I found the script: http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/search/

As I was updating our web site today, I noticed that the search no longer functioned. It apperars to fail just after the header include and before the fopen() test script. I've included a code snipet and a link to our live site.

If you've experienced something like this, let me know what I might be doing wrong. Thanks!

Code Snippet

include ("header.php"); // Edit this file to make it easy to fit into your site's look and feel

(code fails here)

ini_set ("allow_url_fopen", "1");
if (!ini_get ("allow_url_fopen")) echo '<FONT COLOR=RED><B>Sorry, this PHP configuration does not allow for usage of <A HREF="http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.filesystem.php#ini.allow-url-fopen" TARGET="_blank">fopen()</A>, which is required for this search engine script.</B></FONT><P>';​

End Code Snippet

Our live site is here http://www.csufresno.edu/ClassSchedule/ where you see the failure in action. I hope someone has some insight into this. I'm completely out of ideas.

Thanks!
Juan

 

Thanks. I'll try that right away!

 

I did as you suggested and recieved a loop error that opened a million windows. But when I put back the @ symbol in '$handel = @fopen()' it returned the following error:

Notice: Undefined index: start in /user/htdocs/classschedule/search/search.php on line 37

PHP:

Line 37 reads:

$start = 0 + $HTTP_GET_VARS['start'];

PHP:

I'm not clear on what $HTTP_GET_VARS['start] does. I'm doing a Google search to try and find out. Then maybe I can figure out why this fails.

 

It takes value of variable name "start" when form is submitted thru GET action.

first check if start variable is set or not by using
isset() function like

If (isset($start))
{
$start = 0 + $HTTP_GET_VARS['start'];
}
else
{
$start = 0 ;
}

Code (php):

 

Ok, that's consistent with what I've read online.

Since "start" is not passed to this page by the form, then this value does not exist.

I'm trying your suggestion and it replies:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ISSET, expecting '(' in /user/htdocs/classschedule/search/search.php on line 38

Code (markup):

Line 38 reads:

If isset($start) {
      $start = 0 + $HTTP_GET_VARS['start'];
      } else {
      $start = 0 ;
}

PHP:

 

use above code

means

replace

$start = 0 + $HTTP_GET_VARS['start']; 

Code (php):

with above posted code

 

You're right. I realized my error and replaced the code as you suggested. I am now getting this error message

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ISSET, expecting '(' in /user/htdocs/classschedule/search/search.php on line 38

Code (markup):

Line 38 reads:

If isset($start) {
      $start = 0 + $HTTP_GET_VARS['start'];
      } else {
      $start = 0 ;
}

PHP:

 

Ooops my bad i am 87% sleeping

code should be like this

   
      If (isset($start)) {   
            $start = 0 + $HTTP_GET_VARS['start'];   
            } else {   
            $start = 0 ;   
      } 

Code (php):

 

lol post your search.php code

 

The php is basically unedited except for those items you've suggested in this string.

<?php
	
	error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE);
	// Free script to search your site
	// Copyright 2004, Digital Point Solutions
	// version 1.2 - August 2, 2004
	//
	// Feel free to format the results however you see fit, the only thing we ask is that you leave a link to us in case others would like to add it to their site.
	// Links will be checked, and removal of the link could result it your website being blocked from using the service.
	// Other than that, have fun!  :)   - Shawn
	
	// Set your parameters here
	$key = "DUh5NkpQFHLqH1j4nv+VrtmpDcxCC/RO";			// This is your Google API key, if you don't have one, get one for free at:
									// https://www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount?continue=http://api.google.com/createkey&followup=http://api.google.com/createkey
	
	$site = "www.csufresno.edu/ClassSchedule/current/";		// This is the site you wish to search within
									// If Google has you indexed without "www.", don't specify "www." within your site URL.
									// 'http://' is *not* required in the site variable.
									// Examples:
									// www.cnn.com			search within www.cnn.com
									// www.cnn.com/tech/	search within www.cnn.com/tech/
									//
									// You can also leave it blank to search the entire web

	$spelling = 1;					// Change this to 0 if you do not want to check for spelling suggestions
									// Using this option makes searches twice as long, because it requires 2 queries instead of 1
	
	// Colors
	$color_border = "#000000";
	$color_title = "#B0B0FF";
	$color_odd_results = "#DDDDDD";
	$color_even_results = "#EEEEEE";


	$q = stripslashes ($_REQUEST['q']);
	$start = 0 + $_REQUEST['start'];

	//include ("header.php"); // Edit this file to make it easy to fit into your site's look and feel

	ini_set ("allow_url_fopen", "1");
	if (!ini_get ("allow_url_fopen")) echo '<FONT COLOR=RED><B>Sorry, this PHP configuration does not allow for usage of <A HREF="http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.filesystem.php#ini.allow-url-fopen" TARGET="_blank">fopen()</A>, which is required for this search engine script.</B></FONT><P>';

	// Let's get the results
	$handle = fopen ("http://search.digitalpoint.com/?q=" . urlencode ($q) . "&key=" . urlencode ($key) . "&site=" . urlencode ($site) . "&start=" . min (990, $start) . "&spell=" . $spelling, "r");
	while (!feof ($handle) && $handle) {
		$line .= fgets ($handle, 1024);
	}
	fclose($handle);
		
	eval ('$urls = ' . $line . ';');
		
	echo '<TABLE BGCOLOR=' . $color_border . ' CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD><TABLE BGCOLOR=' . $color_odd_results . ' border=0 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=6><TR BGCOLOR=' . $color_title . '><TH COLSPAN=3>';
	echo '<TABLE border=0 WIDTH=100%><TR><TH WIDTH=80 ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=MIDDLE><FONT SIZE=-1><A HREF="http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/search/">Add Search<BR>To Your Site</A></FONT></TH><TH ALIGN=CENTER>';
	
	echo '&nbsp;&nbsp;';
	
	if ($urls['end'] - $urls['start'] < 9) $urls['results'] = $urls['end'];
	
	if ($urls['results'] > 10) {

		if ($start < 40) {
			$x = 0;
		} else {
			$x = round (max (0, min ($start - 40, $urls['results'] - 96) / 10));
		}
		for ($i = $x; $i < $x + 10; $i++) {
			if ($i != round ($start / 10)) {
				echo '<A HREF="search.php?q=' . urlencode($q) . '&start=' . ($i * 10) . '">' .  ($i + 1) . "</A>&nbsp;&nbsp;";
			} else {
				echo ($i + 1) . "&nbsp;&nbsp;";
			}
			if (max (10, ($i + 1) * 10) >= $urls['results']) break;
		}

		echo '<BR>';
	}
	
	echo '<FONT SIZE=+1>Estimated Total Results:  ' . number_format ($urls['results']) . '</FONT>';
	if ($urls['spelling']) echo '<br><font color="red">Did you mean: <a href="search.php?q=' . urlencode($urls['spelling']) . '">' . $urls['spelling'] . '</a></font>';

	echo '</TH><TH WIDTH=80>&nbsp;</TH></TR></TABLE>';

	$rownum = 1;
	
	$start = $urls['start'];
	if ($urls['error']) {
		echo "<TR COLSPAN=3><TD><BR><FONT SIZE=-1 COLOR=RED>" . $urls['error'] . "</FONT></TD></TR>";
	} else {
	
		foreach ($urls['urls'] as $key => $url) {
			$rownum++;
			echo "<TR";
			if ($rownum % 2 == 1) echo ' BGCOLOR=' . $color_even_results;
			echo "><TH ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=35>#" . ($key + $start) . ":&nbsp;</TH><TD><A HREF=\"$url\">" . $urls['titles'][$key] . "</A><BR>" . $urls['snippet'][$key] . "<BR><FONT SIZE=-1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>$url</B></FONT></TD><TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>";
		}
	}
	echo '</TABLE></TD></TR></TABLE>';

	include ("footer.php");

?>

PHP:

 

This is the location of the live script

"www.csufresno.edu/ClassSchedule/search/test/search.php"

PHP:

 

I don't know. It seems like I've been having the same problem at lease since Thursday of last week.

 

Thanks for your help anyway.

 

Try the Obolynx Google Search Script here: http://obolynx.com/forums/php/5553-obolynx-google-search-script-get-google-search-results.html