IE8 Php header location opens a new window - php

Question

I have a page dynamically filled with content from PHP and databases, the content is loaded into an iframe. Now when I make a custom search, the results are coming out fine on all browsers BUT IE8 (and maybe earlier versions). The browser sorts the results in a new window instead of filling the iframe!
my php search page:
<?php
if (isset($_REQUEST[searchname])) {
$searchname = $_REQUEST[searchname];
if (strlen($searchname) < 3) {
$location = "necrologies_iframe.php?action=tooshort";
header("Location: {$location}");
} else {
$location = "necrologies_iframe.php?action=search&nom={$searchname}";
header("Location: {$location}");
}
}
?>
Is there a way to fill the iframe with results instead of opening a new window?
Edit
The search form/button:
<form id="form1" name="form1" method="get" target="frame" action="http://www.cablevision.qc.ca/fr/code/necrologies_search.php">
<p><strong><a href="javascript:void(0);" onClick="necro_search('est');" >Abitibi-Est</a> | <!--//href="index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=123&Itemid=146&action=est-->
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onClick="necro_search('ouest');" >Abitibi-Ouest</a> | <!--//href="index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=123&Itemid=146&action=ouest"-->
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onClick="necro_search('rn');" >Rouyn-Noranda</a> | <!--//href="index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=123&Itemid=146&action=rn"-->
Témiscamingue <!--//href="index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=123&Itemid=146&action=temis"-->
</strong> |
<input name="searchname" type="text" id="searchname" value=<?php if (isset($_REQUEST[nom])) { echo '"' . $_REQUEST[nom] . '"'; } else { echo '"rechercher les archives"'; } ?> size="25" />
<input type="submit" name="submit" id="submit" value="Rechercher" />
The iframe part of the page
<iframe id="frame" "width="638px" frameborder="0" src="code/necrologies_iframe.php" scrolling="yes" horizontalscrolling="no" verticalscrolling="yes"></iframe>
the iframe page code
<style type="text/css">
<!--
table
{
line-height: 135%;
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size:13px;
}
.border {
border: 1px solid #000000;
}
.borderbas {
border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;
}
.padding {
padding: 5px;
}
-->
</style>
<?php
// fichier de connection a la DB
require_once("includes/connection.php");
require_once("includes/functions.php");
?>
<?php
$action = $_REQUEST[action];
$datedujour = date("Y-m-d");
switch ($action) {
case "search":
$searchname = utf8_decode(mysql_prep($_REQUEST[nom]));
$necroresult = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM necrologies WHERE nom LIKE '%{$searchname}%' AND approuve = '1' ORDER BY id DESC ");
if (mysql_affected_rows() == 0) {
// message que je fais afficher si il ne trouve rien (au lieu d'une page blanche qui ne veux rien dire
$message = "<br /><br /><br /><br /><h3>Aucun résultat trouvé </h3><br>Veuillez modifier le nom de la recherche...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />";
} else {
// sinon on affiche le nombre de resultats trouvés
$necro_num_rows = mysql_num_rows($necroresult);
$message = $necro_num_rows . " résultat(s) trouvés...";
$affiche_liste = 1;
}
break;
case "tooshort":
echo "<br><br><center>Recherche trop courte, veuillez entrer plus de 4 caractères...</center><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>";
break;
case "est":
case "ouest":
case "rn":
case "temis":
$affiche_liste = 1; // pour faire afficher la liste des necro
$necroresult = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM necrologies WHERE datefin > '{$datedujour}' AND approuve = '1' AND region = '{$action}' ORDER BY id DESC ");
break;
default:
// default on vois toutes les necro de toute les regions
$necroresult = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM
necrologies WHERE datefin > '{$datedujour}' AND approuve = '1'
ORDER BY id DESC ");
$affiche_liste = 1;
}
?>
<br />
<?php
// affichage du message
if (isset($message)) {
echo "<br><strong><center>" . $message . "</strong></center><br>";
}
// liste des necro dans des tables
if ($affiche_liste == 1 || !isset($_REQUEST[action])) {
while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($necroresult)) {
?>
<!-- Debut de la table fancy round corner -->
<div align="center">
<table border="0" align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tb">
<tr>
<td width="16"><img src="/fr/images/roundtable/top_lef.gif" width="16" height="16"></td>
<td height="16" background="/fr/images/roundtable/top_mid.gif"><img src="/fr/images/roundtable/top_mid.gif" width="16" height="16"></td>
<td width="24"><img src="/fr/images/roundtable/top_rig.gif" width="24" height="16"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="16" background="/fr/images/roundtable/cen_lef.gif"><img src="/fr/images/roundtable/cen_lef.gif" width="16" height="11"></td>
<td align="center" valign="middle" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<!-- Debut du content de la table fancy round corner -->
<table width="576" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="border" >
<tr >
<td rowspan="2" valign="top"><img src="/fr/images/necrologies/<?php echo utf8_encode($row['photo']); ?>" alt="photo" /><br><img src="/fr/images/cnq/imprimable.gif" border="0" width="150" height="50"></td>
<td width="200" bgcolor="#DFEFFF" class="borderbas" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000"><center><?php echo nl2br(mb_convert_encoding($row['nom'], "UTF-8", "Windows-1252")); ?></center></td>
<td bgcolor="#DFEFFF" class="borderbas">
<center>
<strong>
<?php
$maison = $row[maison];
if ($maison == "N/D") {
echo "(information non disponible)";
} else {
if (substr($maison, 0, 6) == "La dir") {
echo utf8_encode($maison);
} else {
echo "La direction des funérailles a été confiée à/aux <br>";
echo utf8_encode($maison);
}
}
?>
</strong></center></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;" colspan="2"><div class="padding" align="left"><?php echo nl2br(mb_convert_encoding($row['description'], "UTF-8", "Windows-1252")); ?></div></td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- Fin du content de la table fancy round corner -->
</td>
<td width="24" background="/fr/images/roundtable/cen_rig.gif"><img src="/fr/images/roundtable/cen_rig.gif" width="24" height="11"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="16" height="16"><img src="/fr/images/roundtable/bot_lef.gif" width="16" height="16"></td>
<td height="16" background="/fr/images/roundtable/bot_mid.gif"><img src="/fr/images/roundtable/bot_mid.gif" width="16" height="16"></td>
<td width="24" height="16"><img src="/fr/images/roundtable/bot_rig.gif" width="24" height="16"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
<!-- Fin de la table fancy round corner -->
<!--[if IE 8]>
<style type="text/css">
.tb{
float:left;
align:left;
width:550px;
scrolling-horizontal:none;
}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<!--[if IE 7]>
<style type="text/css">
.tb{
float:left;
align:left;
width:550px;
scrolling-horizontal:none;
}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<!--[if IE 6]>
<style type="text/css">
.tb{
float:left;
align:left;
width:550px;
scrolling-horizontal:none;
}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<br /><br />
<?php
}
}
?>
<?php
// close la connection
mysql_close($connection);
?>

Answer 1

Targets should be named frames or windows; older browsers do not use a frame's ID. So change:
<iframe id="frame" ...
To
<iframe name="frame" id="frame" ...