Rails 3 Simple Search Form Example (without Ajax)

index.html.erb

<%= form_tag translate_search_path, :method => :get do %>
    <%= text_field_tag :search %>
    <%= submit_tag 'Search_key' %>
<% end %>

routes.rb

get "translate/search" => "translates#search"

search.html.erb

<ul>
  <% if !@results.nil? %>

  <% @results.each do |result| %>
      <li>
        <%= result.inspect %>
      </li>
  <% end %>
  <% else %>

      LOL

  <% end %>
</ul>

translates_controller.rb

  def search
    
    
    @results =  Translate.search(params[:search])
    

    respond_to do |format|
      format.html # index.html.erb
      format.js { render 'search' }
    end

  end