Search Not working because Catagory = %25

[ManicD]

Ok so the site is

http://phpfaq.ashleyunwin.com/

if you run any search from the main page it fails with a 406 Error

the search URL is http://phpfaq.ashleyunwin.com/?search=o ... ion=search

However if i modify the search URL and change it to say "searchcategory=%25"

like this http://phpfaq.ashleyunwin.com/?search=o ... ion=search

the it works fine.

when the home page renders it compiles with the html

<form id="search" action="?action=search" method="get">
<input name="search" id="searchfield" size="30" type="text">
<input name="submit" value="Search" type="submit">
<input name="searchcategory" value="%" type="hidden">

<input name="action" value="search" type="hidden">
</form>

Thus the search category already has a value of "%"
If I Use the firefox web developer toolbar with the display form details function, I can remove the % value and it works fine.

I have tried a full reinstall of the FAQ (unfortunately I didn't test it before i restored my database) but it still does not work (even with the default templates).

How do i get rid of it?????


ManicD

[Thorsten]

Hi,

this is strange, it seems your webserver does not accept the "%" in the request. What operating system and what webserver do you use?

bye
Thorsten

[ManicD]

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[ManicD]

further update

http://phpfaq.ashleyunwin.com/?search=% ... ion=search

searching for the % symbol fails as well even without the category set.

[Thorsten]

Hi,

you should talk to your webhoster... you're the first one with a 406 error which doesn't make any sense. It's working on thousends of installations except yours.

bye
Thorsten

[ManicD]

I have put in a ticket with them seconds ago, but was hoping you might have a general direction to be looking.... apache? php? sql?

[Thorsten]

Hi,

should be a strange apache configuration.

bye
Thorsten

[ManicD]

Issue Resolved, the webhost support said he "change the account permissions" but didn't elaborate on that.

Thanks for your help.

[Thorsten]

Hi,

okay, thanks for the feedback.

bye
Thorsten

[jpunnett]

I am having the same problem but for me changing %25 to %24 (or 23, 22, etc.) allows the search to go OK. Ihave also posted a request to my hosting provider but it doesn't sound like the same problem (its not the % causing the issue). My site is http://www.gxglobal.ca/kb.

Thanks

[jason102178]

jpunnett I noticed the 406 error has been fixed, did you ever get a response from your hosting company. and if you could post the fix you used to solve the issue.

Thanks

Jason