How to show advanced search in custom.phtml?

Question

i am try to call advanced search in custom.phtml

<?php echo $this->getLayout()->createBlock('catalogsearch/advanced_form')->setTemplate('catalogsearch/advanced/form.phtml')->toHtml() ?>

like this when i try to search it goes to

http://127.0.0.1/magento-19/index.php/cms/index/result/?name=saf&description=&short_description=&sku=&price%5Bfrom%5D=&price%5Bto%5D=&type_cartridge=&merk=&eancode=

if i mannually add catalogsearch/advanced instead cms/index it shows me fine.

Pst: custom.phtml directly shows through cms/page

<p>{{block type="categorydrop/navigation" template="categorydrop/custom.phtml"}}</p>

so, how can i use advanced search in custom.phtml ?

also my default search is not working? i want to work as autosearch but its not show me result?

i use <?php echo $this->getChildHtml(‘topSearch’) ?> this in custom.phtml for use default search its not show me.

Thanks in advanced...

Answer 1

You get that strange url because of the method getSearchPostUrl in the advanced search form class. It looks like this:

public function getSearchPostUrl()
{
    return $this->getUrl('*/*/result');
}

This means that the url where the search form will be sent is {current_module}/{current_controller}/result.
You have to options here.

1. Clone catalogsearch/advanced/form.phtml into an other template file, use that for rendering the block and change inside it:

   <form action="<?php echo $this->getSearchPostUrl() ?>" method="get" id="form-validate"> to <form action="<?php echo $this->getUrl('catalogsearch/advanced/result') ?>" method="get" id="form-validate">

2. Create a new block class that extends Mage_CatalogSearch_Block_Advanced_Form, use that for your homepage, and change the getSearchPostUrl to return $this->getUrl('catalogsearch/advanced/result').

I would go with option 1. Less work.