diff --git a/js/db_search.js b/js/db_search.js
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+/**
+ * JavaScript functions used on db_search.php
+ */
+
+$(document).ready(function() {
+    $("#db_search_form").live('submit', function(event) {
+        event.preventDefault();
+
+        PMA_ajaxShowMessage(PMA_messages['strSearching']);
+
+        $(this).append('<input type="hidden" name="ajax_request" value="true"');
+
+        $.get($(this).attr('action'), $(this).serialize() + "&submit_search=" + $("#buttonGo").val(), function(data) {
+            $("#searchresults").html(data);
+        }) // end $.get()
+    })
+}, 'top.frame_content'); // end $(document).ready()
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