diff --git a/db_search.php b/db_search.php
index 1222e42d41..bd937ef45a 100644
--- a/db_search.php
+++ b/db_search.php
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ $sub_part = '';
 
 if ( $GLOBALS['is_ajax_request'] != true) {
     include 'libraries/db_info.inc.php';
-    echo '<div id="searchresults">';
+    $response->addHTML('<div id="searchresults">');
 }
 
 /**
@@ -199,78 +199,134 @@ if (isset($_REQUEST['submit_search'])) {
 
         return $sql;
     } // end of the "PMA_getSearchSqls()" function
+    $response->addHTML(
+        PMA_dbSearchGetSearchResults(
+            $tables_selected, $searched, $option_str,
+            $search_str, $search_option, (! empty($field_str) ? $field_str : '')
+        )
+    );
+} // end 1.
 
-
-    /**
-     * Displays the results
-     */
+/**
+ * Displays database search results
+ *
+ * @param array   $tables_selected Tables on which search is to be performed
+ * @param string  $searched        The search word/phrase/regexp
+ * @param string  $option_str      Type of search
+ * @param string  $search_str      the string to search
+ * @param integer $search_option   type of search
+ *                                 (1 -> 1 word at least, 2 -> all words,
+ *                                 3 -> exact string, 4 -> regexp)
+ * @param string  $field_str       Restrict the search to this field
+ *
+ * @return string HTML for search results
+ */
+function PMA_dbSearchGetSearchResults($tables_selected, $searched, $option_str,
+    $search_str, $search_option, $field_str = null
+) {
     $this_url_params = array(
         'db'    => $GLOBALS['db'],
         'goto'  => 'db_sql.php',
         'pos'   => 0,
         'is_js_confirmed' => 0,
     );
-
+    $html_output = '';
     // Displays search string
-    echo '<br />' . "\n"
-        . '<table class="data">' . "\n"
-        . '<caption class="tblHeaders">' . "\n"
+    $html_output .= '<br />'
+        . '<table class="data">'
+        . '<caption class="tblHeaders">'
         . sprintf(
             __('Search results for "<i>%s</i>" %s:'),
             $searched, $option_str
-        ) . "\n"
-        . '</caption>' . "\n";
+        )
+        . '</caption>';
 
     $num_search_result_total = 0;
     $odd_row = true;
-
+    // For each table selected as search criteria
     foreach ($tables_selected as $each_table) {
         // Gets the SQL statements
         $newsearchsqls = PMA_getSearchSqls(
             $each_table, (! empty($field_str) ? $field_str : ''),
             $search_str, $search_option
         );
-
         // Executes the "COUNT" statement
         $res_cnt = PMA_DBI_fetch_value($newsearchsqls['select_count']);
         $num_search_result_total += $res_cnt;
-
-        $sql_query .= $newsearchsqls['select_count'];
-
-        echo '<tr class="noclick ' . ($odd_row ? 'odd' : 'even') . '">'
-            . '<td>' . sprintf(
-                _ngettext('%1$s match inside table <i>%2$s</i>', '%1$s matches inside table <i>%2$s</i>', $res_cnt),
-                $res_cnt, htmlspecialchars($each_table)
-            ) . "</td>\n";
-
-        if ($res_cnt > 0) {
-            $this_url_params['sql_query'] = $newsearchsqls['select_fields'];
-             $browse_result_path = 'sql.php' . PMA_generate_common_url($this_url_params);
-             ?>
-            <td> <a name="browse_search" href="<?php echo $browse_result_path; ?>" onclick="loadResult('<?php echo $browse_result_path ?> ',' <?php echo  $each_table?> ' , '<?php echo PMA_generate_common_url($GLOBALS['db'], $each_table)?>','<?php echo ($GLOBALS['cfg']['AjaxEnable']); ?>');return false;" ><?php echo __('Browse') ?></a>   </td>
-            <?php
-            $this_url_params['sql_query'] = $newsearchsqls['delete'];
-            $delete_result_path = 'sql.php' . PMA_generate_common_url($this_url_params);
-            ?>
-            <td> <a name="delete_search" href="<?php echo $delete_result_path; ?>" onclick="deleteResult('<?php echo $delete_result_path ?>' , ' <?php printf(__('Delete the matches for the %s table?'), htmlspecialchars($each_table)); ?>','<?php echo ($GLOBALS['cfg']['AjaxEnable']); ?>');return false;" ><?php echo __('Delete') ?></a>   </td>
-            <?php
-        } else {
-            echo '<td>&nbsp;</td>' . "\n"
-                .'<td>&nbsp;</td>' . "\n";
-        }// end if else
+        $html_output .= PMA_dbSearchGetResultsRow(
+            $each_table, $newsearchsqls, $odd_row
+        );
         $odd_row = ! $odd_row;
-        echo '</tr>' . "\n";
     } // end for
-
-    echo '</table>' . "\n";
+    $html_output .= '</table>';
 
     if (count($tables_selected) > 1) {
-        echo '<p>' . sprintf(
-            _ngettext('<b>Total:</b> <i>%s</i> match', '<b>Total:</b> <i>%s</i> matches', $num_search_result_total),
+        $html_output .= '<p>';
+        $html_output .= sprintf(
+            _ngettext(
+                '<b>Total:</b> <i>%s</i> match',
+                '<b>Total:</b> <i>%s</i> matches',
+                $num_search_result_total
+            ),
             $num_search_result_total
-        ) . '</p>' . "\n";
+        );
+        $html_output .= '</p>';
     }
-} // end 1.
+    return $html_output;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Provides search results row with browse/delete links.
+ * (for a table)
+ *
+ * @param string $each_table    Tables on which search is to be performed
+ * @param array  $newsearchsqls Contains SQL queries
+ * @param bool   $odd_row       For displaying contrasting table rows
+ *
+ * @return string HTML row
+ */
+function PMA_dbSearchGetResultsRow($each_table, $newsearchsqls, $odd_row)
+{
+    $res_cnt = PMA_DBI_fetch_value($newsearchsqls['select_count']);
+    // Start forming search results row
+    $html_output = '<tr class="noclick ' . ($odd_row ? 'odd' : 'even') . '">';
+    $html_output .= '<td>';
+    $html_output .= sprintf(
+        _ngettext(
+            '%1$s match inside table <i>%2$s</i>',
+            '%1$s matches inside table <i>%2$s</i>', $res_cnt
+        ),
+        $res_cnt, htmlspecialchars($each_table)
+    );
+    $html_output .= '</td>';
+
+    if ($res_cnt > 0) {
+        $this_url_params['sql_query'] = $newsearchsqls['select_fields'];
+        $browse_result_path = 'sql.php' . PMA_generate_common_url($this_url_params);
+        $html_output .= '<td><a name="browse_search" href="'
+            . $browse_result_path . '" onclick="loadResult(\''
+            . $browse_result_path . '\',\'' . $each_table . '\',\''
+            . PMA_generate_common_url($GLOBALS['db'], $each_table) . '\',\''
+            . ($GLOBALS['cfg']['AjaxEnable']) .'\');return false;" >'
+            . __('Browse') . '</a></td>';
+        $this_url_params['sql_query'] = $newsearchsqls['delete'];
+        $delete_result_path = 'sql.php' . PMA_generate_common_url($this_url_params);
+        $html_output .= '<td><a name="delete_search" href="'
+            . $delete_result_path . '" onclick="deleteResult(\''
+            . $delete_result_path . '\' , \''
+            . sprintf(
+                __('Delete the matches for the %s table?'),
+                htmlspecialchars($each_table)
+            )
+            . '\',\'' . ($GLOBALS['cfg']['AjaxEnable']) . '\');return false;">'
+            . __('Delete') . '</a></td>';
+    } else {
+        $html_output .= '<td>&nbsp;</td>'
+            .'<td>&nbsp;</td>';
+    }// end if else
+    $html_output .= '</tr>';
+    return $html_output;
+}
 
 /**
  * If we are in an Ajax request, we need to exit after displaying all the HTML
@@ -278,96 +334,131 @@ if (isset($_REQUEST['submit_search'])) {
 if ($GLOBALS['is_ajax_request'] == true) {
     exit;
 } else {
-    echo '</div>';//end searchresults div
+    $response->addHTML('</div>');//end searchresults div
 }
 
 /**
- * 2. Displays the main search form
+ * Provides the main search form's html
+ *
+ * @param string  $searched          Keyword/Regular expression to be searched
+ * @param integer $search_option     Type of search (one word, phrase etc.)
+ * @param array   $tables_names_only Names of all tables
+ * @param array   $tables_selected   Tables on which search is to be performed
+ * @param array   $url_params        URL parameters
+ * @param string  $field_str         Restrict the search to this field
+ *
+ * @return string HTML for selection form
  */
-?>
-<a id="db_search"></a>
-<form id="db_search_form"<?php echo ($GLOBALS['cfg']['AjaxEnable'] ? ' class="ajax"' : ''); ?> method="post" action="db_search.php" name="db_search">
-<?php echo PMA_generate_common_hidden_inputs($GLOBALS['db']); ?>
-<fieldset>
-    <legend><?php echo __('Search in database'); ?></legend>
+function PMA_dbSearchGetSelectionForm($searched, $search_option, $tables_names_only,
+    $tables_selected, $url_params, $field_str = null
+) {
+    $html_output = '<a id="db_search"></a>';
+    $html_output .= '<form id="db_search_form"'
+        . ($GLOBALS['cfg']['AjaxEnable'] ? ' class="ajax"' : '')
+        . ' method="post" action="db_search.php" name="db_search">';
+    $html_output .= PMA_generate_common_hidden_inputs($GLOBALS['db']);
+    $html_output .= '<fieldset>';
+    // set legend caption
+    $html_output .= '<legend>' . __('Search in database') . '</legend>';
+    $html_output .= '<table class="formlayout">';
+    // inputbox for search phrase
+    $html_output .= '<tr>';
+    $html_output .= '<td>' . __('Words or values to search for (wildcard: "%"):')
+        . '</td>';
+    $html_output .= '<td><input type="text" name="search_str" size="60"'
+        . ' value="' . $searched . '" /></td>';
+    $html_output .= '</tr>';
+    // choices for types of search
+    $html_output .= '<tr>';
+    $html_output .= '<td class="right vtop">' . __('Find:') . '</td>';
+    $html_output .= '<td>';
+    $choices = array(
+        '1' => __('at least one of the words') . PMA_showHint(__('Words are separated by a space character (" ").')),
+        '2' => __('all words') . PMA_showHint(__('Words are separated by a space character (" ").')),
+        '3' => __('the exact phrase'),
+        '4' => __('as regular expression') . ' ' . PMA_showMySQLDocu('Regexp', 'Regexp')
+    );
+    // 4th parameter set to true to add line breaks
+    // 5th parameter set to false to avoid htmlspecialchars() escaping in the label
+    //  since we have some HTML in some labels
+    $html_output .= PMA_getRadioFields(
+        'search_option', $choices, $search_option, true, false
+    );
+    $html_output .= '</td></tr>';
+    // displays table names as select options 
+    $html_output .= '<tr>';
+    $html_output .= '<td class="right vtop">' . __('Inside tables:') . '</td>';
+    $html_output .= '<td rowspan="2">';
+    $html_output .= '<select name="table_select[]" size="6" multiple="multiple">';
+    foreach ($tables_names_only as $each_table) {
+        if (in_array($each_table, $tables_selected)) {
+            $is_selected = ' selected="selected"';
+        } else {
+            $is_selected = '';
+        }
+        $html_output .= '<option value="' . htmlspecialchars($each_table) . '"'
+            . $is_selected . '>'
+            . str_replace(' ', '&nbsp;', htmlspecialchars($each_table))
+            . '</option>';
+    } // end for
+    $html_output .= '</select>';
+    $alter_select
+        = '<a href="db_search.php' . PMA_generate_common_url(array_merge($url_params, array('selectall' => 1))) . '#db_search"'
+        . ' onclick="setSelectOptions(\'db_search\', \'table_select[]\', true); return false;">' . __('Select All') . '</a>'
+        . '&nbsp;/&nbsp;'
+        . '<a href="db_search.php' . PMA_generate_common_url(array_merge($url_params, array('unselectall' => 1))) . '#db_search"'
+        . ' onclick="setSelectOptions(\'db_search\', \'table_select[]\', false); return false;">' . __('Unselect All') . '</a>';
+    $html_output .= '</td></tr>';
+    $html_output .= '<tr><td class="right vbottom">' . $alter_select . '</td></tr>';
+    $html_output .= '<tr>';
+    $html_output .= '<td class="right">' . __('Inside column:') . '</td>';
+    $html_output .= '<td><input type="text" name="field_str" size="60"'
+        . 'value="' . (! empty($field_str) ? htmlspecialchars($field_str) : '')
+        . '" /></td>';
+    $html_output .= '</tr>';
+    $html_output .= '</table>';
+    $html_output .= '</fieldset>';
+    $html_output .= '<fieldset class="tblFooters">';
+    $html_output .= '<input type="submit" name="submit_search" value="'
+        . __('Go') . '" id="buttonGo" />';
+    $html_output .= '</fieldset>';
+    $html_output .= '</form>';
+    $html_output .= getResultDivs();
+    
+    return $html_output;
+}
 
-    <table class="formlayout">
-    <tr><td><?php echo __('Words or values to search for (wildcard: "%"):'); ?></td>
-        <td><input type="text" name="search_str" size="60"
-                value="<?php echo $searched; ?>" /></td>
-    </tr>
-    <tr><td class="right vtop">
-            <?php echo __('Find:'); ?></td>
-            <td><?php
+/**
+ * Provides div tags for browsing search results and sql query form.
+ *
+ * @return string div tags
+ */
+function getResultDivs()
+{
+    $html_output = '<!-- These two table-image and table-link elements display'
+        . ' the table name in browse search results  -->';
+    $html_output .= '<div id="table-info">';
+    $html_output .= '<a class="item" id="table-link" ></a>';
+    $html_output .= '</div>';
+    // div for browsing results
+    $html_output .= '<div id="browse-results">';
+    $html_output .= '<!-- this browse-results div is used to load the browse and delete'
+        . ' results in the db search -->';
+    $html_output .= '</div>';
+    $html_output .= '<br class="clearfloat" />';
+    $html_output .= '<div id="sqlqueryform">';
+    $html_output .= '<!-- this sqlqueryform div is used to load the delete form in'
+        . ' the db search -->';
+    $html_output .= '</div>';
+    $html_output .= '<!--  toggle query box link-->';
+    $html_output .= '<a id="togglequerybox"></a>';
+    return $html_output;
+}
 
-$choices = array(
-    '1' => __('at least one of the words') . PMA_showHint(__('Words are separated by a space character (" ").')),
-    '2' => __('all words') . PMA_showHint(__('Words are separated by a space character (" ").')),
-    '3' => __('the exact phrase'),
-    '4' => __('as regular expression') . ' ' . PMA_showMySQLDocu('Regexp', 'Regexp')
+$response->addHTML(
+    PMA_dbSearchGetSelectionForm(
+        $searched, $search_option, $tables_names_only, $tables_selected, $url_params,
+        (! empty($field_str) ? $field_str : '')
+    )
 );
-// 4th parameter set to true to add line breaks
-// 5th parameter set to false to avoid htmlspecialchars() escaping in the label
-//  since we have some HTML in some labels
-echo PMA_getRadioFields('search_option', $choices, $search_option, true, false);
-unset($choices);
-            ?>
-            </td>
-    </tr>
-    <tr><td class="right vtop">
-            <?php echo __('Inside tables:'); ?></td>
-        <td rowspan="2">
-<?php
-echo '            <select name="table_select[]" size="6" multiple="multiple">' . "\n";
-foreach ($tables_names_only as $each_table) {
-    if (in_array($each_table, $tables_selected)) {
-        $is_selected = ' selected="selected"';
-    } else {
-        $is_selected = '';
-    }
-
-    echo '                <option value="' . htmlspecialchars($each_table) . '"'
-        . $is_selected . '>'
-        . str_replace(' ', '&nbsp;', htmlspecialchars($each_table)) . '</option>' . "\n";
-} // end while
-
-echo '            </select>' . "\n";
-$alter_select
-    = '<a href="db_search.php' . PMA_generate_common_url(array_merge($url_params, array('selectall' => 1))) . '#db_search"'
-    . ' onclick="setSelectOptions(\'db_search\', \'table_select[]\', true); return false;">' . __('Select All') . '</a>'
-    . '&nbsp;/&nbsp;'
-    . '<a href="db_search.php' . PMA_generate_common_url(array_merge($url_params, array('unselectall' => 1))) . '#db_search"'
-    . ' onclick="setSelectOptions(\'db_search\', \'table_select[]\', false); return false;">' . __('Unselect All') . '</a>';
 ?>
-        </td>
-    </tr>
-    <tr><td class="right vbottom">
-            <?php echo $alter_select; ?></td>
-    </tr>
-    <tr><td class="right">
-            <?php echo __('Inside column:'); ?></td>
-        <td><input type="text" name="field_str" size="60"
-                value="<?php echo ! empty($field_str) ? htmlspecialchars($field_str) : ''; ?>" /></td>
-    </tr>
-    </table>
-</fieldset>
-<fieldset class="tblFooters">
-    <input type="submit" name="submit_search" value="<?php echo __('Go'); ?>"
-        id="buttonGo" />
-</fieldset>
-</form>
-
-<!-- These two table-image and table-link elements display the table name in browse search results  -->
-<div id='table-info'>
-<a class="item" id="table-link" ></a>
-</div>
-<div id="browse-results">
-<!-- this browse-results div is used to load the browse and delete results in the db search -->
-</div>
-<br class="clearfloat" />
-<div id="sqlqueryform">
-<!-- this sqlqueryform div is used to load the delete form in the db search -->
-</div>
-<!--  toggle query box link-->
-<a id="togglequerybox"></a>
-