ok, should be getting close

news_search.php

@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 <?php
         need ('date sql');
-
+	  require("news_funcs.php");
         $searchString = "'%$string%'";
         $conn = @mysql_pconnect (sqlHost, sqlUser, sqlPass);
         if ($conn) {
                 $query = 'SELECT n_date, n_user, n_news FROM news_main WHERE '.
                         'n_news LIKE ' . $searchString . ' ORDER BY n_date DESC';
                 $result = @mysql_db_query (sqlDB, $query, $conn);
-		   echo $query;
                 if ($result) {
                         $numRows = @mysql_num_rows ($result);
                         if ($numRows) {