# Search hangs

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-hangs/484975>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [February 8, 2009, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-hangs/484975 "2009-02-08T23:47:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2009, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-hangs/484975/1 "2009-02-08T23:47:43Z")

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I’m trying to do an advanced search and all I get back is a blank screen with the url “[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/search.php?do=process.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/search.php?do=process.)”

Is it just me?

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2009, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-hangs/484975/2 "2009-02-09T00:44:01Z")

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Never mind.

I tried again without double quotes around the phrase I was searching, and it worked.

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**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-hangs/484975/3 "2009-02-17T06:33:02Z")

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I keep getting this and can’t make it work. Nice. :dubious: