Problems when there is a "/" in a search term

[Ted]

I started a support request three days ago and have not heard back, so I'll try here...

If you do CERTAIN searches with a "/" in it, like "tap air/fuel", this causes multiple errors. To duplicate the problem, the term must actually be in the database (there must be results of the search). The number of errors depends on the number of search results. To see the errors, you must click on one of the threads returned. That's when you see the errors... "Warning: Unknown modifier 'f' in .../forums/admin/functions.php on line 266" and the threads themselves have no content other than the signatures of the users that posted in the thread. I have duplicated it many times on more than one vBulletinn forum.

[Freddie Bingham]

What version of PHP are you using? Are you able to duplicate this problem on this forum?

[Ted]

Let me put this term here (on the following line) and then I'll search and see. I just confirmed it creates problems on my board.
ttap a/ff

[Ted]

No I can not dupicate it here. As I write this I just got a response to my support request of 3 days ago stating the problem may have been discovered in showthread.php Let me make the change your colleague suggests. I don't know the version of php... it is not on my hosts' site.

[Ted]

I just tried the modification suggested to me, no luck, same problem.

[Ted]

It's PHP Version 4.0.3pl1

[Joshua Clinard]

I am just testing a few things.

Harry Potter

Death Eater

[Ted]

BTW Mike S. on the support team provided a slight change to a line in admin/functions.php last week and it solved the problem. Thank you.