$action .= '&' . implode('&', $parts);
  }
  
//the remainder of this function has been modified to help exposed views filters work.  Apparently views returns a fully qualified URL that must not be changed.  
  
  if(substr($action, 0, 4) == 'http'){
      //if $action starts with a /, we need to remove it, otherwise url() returns
      //http://example.com//path/to/action
      if(substr($action, 0, 1) == '/') {
      $action = substr($action, 1);
      }
  
     //drupal_set_message("form action now " . "http://".$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']. $action); // debug
     return url($action, NULL, NULL, TRUE);
     }
  else 
  {//drupal_set_message("form action now " . "http://".$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']. $action); // debug
  return "http://".$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']. $action;
  };
}

function _fb_handling_form() {