Title: missing searchform and search.php
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# missing searchform and search.php

 *  [joshua4](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joshua4/)
 * (@joshua4)
 * [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-searchform-and-searchphp/)
 * followed these instructions
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_a_Search_Page](http://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_a_Search_Page)
 *     ```
       Warning: include() [function.include]: Failed opening '.../wp-content/themes/default/searchform.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in .../wp-content/themes/default/searchpage.php on line 20
       ```
   
 * i do not have search.php or searchform.php in default theme folder. please advise

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 *  [stvwlf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stvwlf/)
 * (@stvwlf)
 * [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-searchform-and-searchphp/#post-1057896)
 * try copying the ones from the default theme into your theme folder – see what
   happens

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 1 reply
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 * Last reply from: [stvwlf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stvwlf/)
 * Last activity: [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-searchform-and-searchphp/#post-1057896)
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