# \/search returns 500 error **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-search-returns-500-error/41277 **Category:** Bug **Created:** [March 18, 2016, 5:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-search-returns-500-error/41277 "2016-03-18T17:19:56Z") **Posts on this page:** 19 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![ErikV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f475e1/32.png) [@ErikV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ErikV) #### Post date: [March 18, 2016, 5:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-search-returns-500-error/41277/1 "2016-03-18T17:19:57Z")
On my forum and on this forum, if I go to http:// forum address /search I get a 500 error. Any known workarounds? Thanks! ---
### Author: ![tibarra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tibarra/32/52222_2.png) [@tibarra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tibarra) #### Post date: [March 18, 2016, 5:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-search-returns-500-error/41277/2 "2016-03-18T17:27:44Z")
> [@ErikV](#): > > http:///search Can you give the complete address? ---
### Author: ![ErikV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f475e1/32.png) [@ErikV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ErikV) #### Post date: [March 18, 2016, 5:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-search-returns-500-error/41277/3 "2016-03-18T17:29:10Z")
[https://meta.discourse.org/search](https://meta.discourse.org/search) ---
### Author: ![tibarra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tibarra/32/52222_2.png) [@tibarra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tibarra) #### Post date: [March 18, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-search-returns-500-error/41277/4 "2016-03-18T17:31:07Z")
I’m not sure if this is a correct address for this application, is it? @zogstrip @codinghorror @sam ---
### Author: ![ErikV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f475e1/32.png) [@ErikV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ErikV) #### Post date: [March 18, 2016, 5:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-search-returns-500-error/41277/5 "2016-03-18T17:33:42Z")
I’m not 100% sure it worked on this forum before, but it definitely worked on mine: [http://talk.sparrowbrowser.com/search](http://talk.sparrowbrowser.com/search) ---
### Author: ![tobiaseigen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tobiaseigen/32/539204_2.png) [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen) #### Post date: [March 18, 2016, 5:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-search-returns-500-error/41277/6 "2016-03-18T17:33:57Z")
This looks like a legit bug, though not high priority since few people will find themselves here. If you search for e.g. > [https://community.namati.org/search?q=community%20land%20protection](https://community.namati.org/search?q=community%20land%20protection) you get results. But if you visit .. > [https://community.namati.org/search](https://community.namati.org/search) .. or even .. > [https://community.namati.org/search?q=](https://community.namati.org/search?q=) .. you get an ugly error. Would be more sensible to be shown a blank search form ready to be used to search for something. ---
### Author: ![ErikV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f475e1/32.png) [@ErikV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ErikV) #### Post date: [March 18, 2016, 5:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-search-returns-500-error/41277/7 "2016-03-18T17:36:41Z")
Yeah, using the magnifying glass link works just fine. For us this is an issue because we liked the /search page a lot and are pointing people toward it. ---
### Author: ![Mittineague](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mittineague/32/114259_2.png) [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague) #### Post date: [March 18, 2016, 5:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-search-returns-500-error/41277/8 "2016-03-18T17:43:08Z")
> [@tobiaseigen](#): > > . you get an ugly error. Not what I’m getting using Firefox by a direct click on the link ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/4/f/4f3590f2a6d7a71bd1c27aa048e51e8103049bed.png) But if I put the URL into the address bar I get a blank page. A relative link thing? ---
### Author: ![cpradio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/cpradio/32/4970_2.png) [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio) #### Post date: [March 18, 2016, 5:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-search-returns-500-error/41277/9 "2016-03-18T17:45:14Z")
Weird, I get a Server 500 error ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/c/5/c53306866fa1dfa516af474de1676ddf942cba08.png) ---
### Author: ![tobiaseigen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tobiaseigen/32/539204_2.png) [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen) #### Post date: [March 18, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-search-returns-500-error/41277/10 "2016-03-18T17:46:03Z")
me too. In Chrome, I get the server 500 error, here on meta and in our community. ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/1/8/18f236a141d4677bb2d5c7df041e4e95ebcbdef8.png) ---
### Author: ![tibarra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tibarra/32/52222_2.png) [@tibarra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tibarra) #### Post date: [March 18, 2016, 6:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-search-returns-500-error/41277/11 "2016-03-18T18:02:45Z")
Seems that the bug is in chrome, i got and error too. ---
### Author: ![ErikV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f475e1/32.png) [@ErikV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ErikV) #### Post date: [March 18, 2016, 6:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-search-returns-500-error/41277/12 "2016-03-18T18:04:08Z")
Interesting to know that it’s browser-dependent! ---
### Author: ![techAPJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/techapj/32/342990_2.png) [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ) #### Post date: [March 18, 2016, 6:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-search-returns-500-error/41277/13 "2016-03-18T18:04:36Z")
I can repro this issue locally, working on a fix now. ---
### Author: ![techAPJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/techapj/32/342990_2.png) [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ) #### Post date: [March 18, 2016, 6:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-search-returns-500-error/41277/14 "2016-03-18T18:10:06Z")
Fixed via: [https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/a7eec3da5c9af2f8d03b65453bdfbad214f05757](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/a7eec3da5c9af2f8d03b65453bdfbad214f05757) Was related to [this commit](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/50f7616d0491091bf575e962f4652b56bdfcd61c). cc @sam ---
### Author: ![tibarra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tibarra/32/52222_2.png) [@tibarra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tibarra) #### Post date: [March 18, 2016, 6:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-search-returns-500-error/41277/15 "2016-03-18T18:33:05Z")
Can you explain me how the ‘if result’ works in this case? I will appreciate it a lot. ---
### Author: ![cpradio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/cpradio/32/4970_2.png) [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio) #### Post date: [March 18, 2016, 6:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-search-returns-500-error/41277/16 "2016-03-18T18:34:13Z")
It will only run `find_user_data(guardian)` on `result`, if `result` has a value. In this case, since you are visitng /search directly, there is no result ---
### Author: ![tibarra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tibarra/32/52222_2.png) [@tibarra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tibarra) #### Post date: [March 18, 2016, 6:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-search-returns-500-error/41277/17 "2016-03-18T18:37:53Z")
Oh i got it! Thanks for the explanation, cheers! I think this post should be closed right? ---
### Author: ![techAPJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/techapj/32/342990_2.png) [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ) #### Post date: [March 18, 2016, 6:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-search-returns-500-error/41277/18 "2016-03-18T18:43:29Z")
> [@tibarra](#): > > I think this post should be closed right? Yep, search page loads fine now: [Search results for '' - Discourse Meta](https://meta.discourse.org/search) ---
### Author: ![techAPJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/techapj/32/342990_2.png) [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ) #### Post date: [March 18, 2016, 6:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-search-returns-500-error/41277/19 "2016-03-18T18:43:32Z")