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weird problems with search.

Started by Mac, Oct 22, 2010, 17:30:02

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Mac

why cant you search for the following terms
www & http
when you enter those details it says
QuoteDid you forget to put something to search for?

The only reason is i'm searching for a web link that was posted.

Mac.

Rocket Pooch

Probably because & is a reserved character in php

Rocket Pooch

I take that back it works for me, its an exact match, are you trying and AND ?


Mac

nope i was searching for www and http separately.
not as a single search term.

Rick

It is rather odd, isn't it. Looks like it removes "http" and "www" from search strings. Mind, if you did manage to fool it into searching for them you'll probably get an unuseful number of hits...

Mac

i was just searching in the last 60 days in date order as i know the post was within that date, but just cant remember where or when,
i'll keep trying and see what i get.

Mac

Rick

Best try to find a term a little less generic. Searching for "http" or "www" is like searching for "the". Try searching for "com" or "net" or "co uk" or something slightly more specific.