diff --git a/assets/css/dashboard.css b/assets/css/dashboard.css
index 5cf3b3f..e866b7b 100644
--- a/assets/css/dashboard.css
+++ b/assets/css/dashboard.css
@@ -227,6 +227,71 @@ td:nth-child(2) span {
     box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.1);
 }
 
+.search-container {
+    margin: 20px 0;
+    padding: 0 20px;
+}
+
+.search-form {
+    display: flex;
+    gap: 10px;
+    align-items: center;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+
+.search-box {
+    flex: 1;
+    min-width: 300px;
+    padding: 10px 15px;
+    border: 2px solid #ddd;
+    border-radius: 5px;
+    font-size: 16px;
+    transition: border-color 0.3s;
+}
+
+.search-box:focus {
+    outline: none;
+    border-color: #007cba;
+}
+
+.search-btn {
+    padding: 10px 20px;
+    background-color: #007cba;
+    color: white;
+    border: none;
+    border-radius: 5px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    font-size: 16px;
+    transition: background-color 0.3s;
+}
+
+.search-btn:hover {
+    background-color: #005a87;
+}
+
+.clear-search-btn {
+    padding: 10px 15px;
+    background-color: #6c757d;
+    color: white;
+    text-decoration: none;
+    border-radius: 5px;
+    font-size: 14px;
+    transition: background-color 0.3s;
+}
+
+.clear-search-btn:hover {
+    background-color: #545b62;
+}
+
+/* Show search results info */
+.search-results-info {
+    margin: 10px 0;
+    padding: 10px;
+    background-color: #e7f3ff;
+    border-left: 4px solid #007cba;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+}
+
 /* Status Filter Dropdown */
 .status-filter-container {
     position: relative;
diff --git a/assets/js/dashboard.js b/assets/js/dashboard.js
index 62da745..06c0708 100644
--- a/assets/js/dashboard.js
+++ b/assets/js/dashboard.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
     
     if (isDashboard) {
         // Dashboard-specific initialization
-        initSearch();
         initStatusFilter();
         initTableSorting();
         
@@ -192,22 +191,6 @@ function initThemeToggle() {
     document.body.appendChild(toggle);
 }
 
-function initSearch() {
-    const searchBox = document.createElement('input');
-    searchBox.type = 'text';
-    searchBox.placeholder = 'Search tickets...';
-    searchBox.className = 'search-box';
-    searchBox.oninput = (e) => {
-        const searchTerm = e.target.value.toLowerCase();
-        const rows = document.querySelectorAll('tbody tr');
-        rows.forEach(row => {
-            const text = row.textContent.toLowerCase();
-            row.style.display = text.includes(searchTerm) ? '' : 'none';
-        });
-    };
-    document.querySelector('h1').after(searchBox);
-}
-
 function initStatusFilter() {
     const filterContainer = document.createElement('div');
     filterContainer.className = 'status-filter-container';
diff --git a/controllers/DashboardController.php b/controllers/DashboardController.php
index b0c7dd9..9d02e78 100644
--- a/controllers/DashboardController.php
+++ b/controllers/DashboardController.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class DashboardController {
         $sortDirection = isset($_GET['dir']) ? $_GET['dir'] : 'desc';
         $category = isset($_GET['category']) ? $_GET['category'] : null;
         $type = isset($_GET['type']) ? $_GET['type'] : null;
+        $search = isset($_GET['search']) ? trim($_GET['search']) : null; // ADD THIS LINE
         
         // Handle status filtering
         $status = null;
@@ -29,8 +30,8 @@ class DashboardController {
         }
         // If $_GET['show_all'] exists or no status param with show_all, show all tickets (status = null)
         
-        // Get tickets with pagination and sorting
-        $result = $this->ticketModel->getAllTickets($page, $limit, $status, $sortColumn, $sortDirection, $category, $type);
+        // Get tickets with pagination, sorting, and search
+        $result = $this->ticketModel->getAllTickets($page, $limit, $status, $sortColumn, $sortDirection, $category, $type, $search);
         
         // Get categories and types for filters
         $categories = $this->getCategories();
diff --git a/models/TicketModel.php b/models/TicketModel.php
index 4bb1e2e..cd4e9e8 100644
--- a/models/TicketModel.php
+++ b/models/TicketModel.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class TicketModel {
         return $comments;
     }
     
-    public function getAllTickets($page = 1, $limit = 15, $status = 'Open', $sortColumn = 'ticket_id', $sortDirection = 'desc', $category = null, $type = null) {
+    public function getAllTickets($page = 1, $limit = 15, $status = 'Open', $sortColumn = 'ticket_id', $sortDirection = 'desc', $category = null, $type = null, $search = null) {
         // Calculate offset
         $offset = ($page - 1) * $limit;
         
@@ -71,6 +71,14 @@ class TicketModel {
             $paramTypes .= str_repeat('s', count($types));
         }
         
+        // Search Functionality
+        if ($search && !empty($search)) {
+            $whereConditions[] = "(title LIKE ? OR description LIKE ? OR ticket_id LIKE ? OR category LIKE ? OR type LIKE ?)";
+            $searchTerm = "%$search%";
+            $params = array_merge($params, [$searchTerm, $searchTerm, $searchTerm, $searchTerm, $searchTerm]);
+            $paramTypes .= 'sssss';
+        }
+        
         $whereClause = '';
         if (!empty($whereConditions)) {
             $whereClause = 'WHERE ' . implode(' AND ', $whereConditions);
diff --git a/views/CreateTicketView.php b/views/CreateTicketView.php
index 8a4e88f..2d9544e 100644
--- a/views/CreateTicketView.php
+++ b/views/CreateTicketView.php
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
             
             <div class="ticket-footer">
                 <button type="submit" class="btn primary">Create Ticket</button>
-                <button type="button" onclick="window.location.href='<?php echo $GLOBALS['config']['BASE_URL']; ?>'" class="btn back-btn">Cancel</button>
+                <button type="button" onclick="window.location.href='<?php echo $GLOBALS['config']['BASE_URL']; ?>/'" class="btn back-btn">Cancel</button>
             </div>
         </form>
     </div>
diff --git a/views/DashboardView.php b/views/DashboardView.php
index 0bfe6f7..f24a4ea 100644
--- a/views/DashboardView.php
+++ b/views/DashboardView.php
@@ -17,7 +17,45 @@
         <h1>Tinker Tickets</h1>
         <button onclick="window.location.href='/ticket/create'" class="btn create-ticket">New Ticket</button>
     </div>
-    
+    <div class="search-container">
+        <form method="GET" action="" class="search-form">
+            <!-- Preserve existing parameters -->
+            <?php if (isset($_GET['status'])): ?>
+                <input type="hidden" name="status" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($_GET['status']); ?>">
+            <?php endif; ?>
+            <?php if (isset($_GET['show_all'])): ?>
+                <input type="hidden" name="show_all" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($_GET['show_all']); ?>">
+            <?php endif; ?>
+            <?php if (isset($_GET['category'])): ?>
+                <input type="hidden" name="category" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($_GET['category']); ?>">
+            <?php endif; ?>
+            <?php if (isset($_GET['type'])): ?>
+                <input type="hidden" name="type" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($_GET['type']); ?>">
+            <?php endif; ?>
+            <?php if (isset($_GET['sort'])): ?>
+                <input type="hidden" name="sort" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($_GET['sort']); ?>">
+            <?php endif; ?>
+            <?php if (isset($_GET['dir'])): ?>
+                <input type="hidden" name="dir" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($_GET['dir']); ?>">
+            <?php endif; ?>
+            
+            <input type="text" 
+                name="search" 
+                placeholder="Search tickets..." 
+                class="search-box"
+                value="<?php echo isset($_GET['search']) ? htmlspecialchars($_GET['search']) : ''; ?>">
+            <button type="submit" class="search-btn">Search</button>
+            <?php if (isset($_GET['search']) && !empty($_GET['search'])): ?>
+                <a href="?" class="clear-search-btn">Clear</a>
+            <?php endif; ?>
+        </form>
+    </div>
+    <?php if (isset($_GET['search']) && !empty($_GET['search'])): ?>
+    <div class="search-results-info">
+        Showing results for: "<strong><?php echo htmlspecialchars($_GET['search']); ?></strong>" 
+        (<?php echo $totalTickets; ?> ticket<?php echo $totalTickets != 1 ? 's' : ''; ?> found)
+    </div>
+    <?php endif; ?>
     <div class="table-controls">
         <div class="ticket-count">
             Total Tickets: <?php echo $totalTickets; ?>