clickable results in php - php

Question

Trying to display results that are clickable.
<form method="post" action="AF9.php">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value=" search ">
<input type="text" name="search" />
</form>
and here is partially the AF9.php file:
<?php
$connection = #new mysqli(HOSTNAME, MYSQLUSER, MYSQLPASS, MYSQLDB);
if ($connection->connect_error) {
die('Connect Error: ' . $connection->connect_error);
}
else {
$search=$_POST["search"];
$query="SELECT *, FROM comments AS c JOIN namestable2 AS w ON c.w1 = w.w1
WHERE name like '%$search%'
ORDER BY name DESC";
$connection->query("SET NAMES utf8");
$result_obj = '';
$result_obj = $connection->query($query);
while($result = $result_obj->fetch_array(MYSQLI_ASSOC)) {
$items[] = $result;
}
foreach ($items as $item) {
echo(''.$item['word'].'');
}?>
however when I click on the result, it says "Undefined index: search". Please help

Answer 1

Hardcoded links that end with "?key=value" like "?search=xyz" will pass via the GET stream, not the POST. Try changing this:
$search=$_POST["search"];
to this:
$search=$_GET["search"];

Answer 2

Are you sure you meant to do $search=$_POST["search"];?
If you're sending it in the URL, you'll need to do $search=$_GET["search"]; instead.

Answer 3

Your link is a $_GET not $_POST change
$search=$_POST["search"];
to
$search = $_GET['search'];