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SQLl Like is not working string contain single quotes in php mysql

SQL LIKE is not working when string contains single quote ',
Below is my php code

  $keysearch = "St.Joseph's"; // Searching keyword containing single quotes
  $sql =mysqli_query("select id,name from tbl where name LIKE '%$keysearch%'");

It returns no result,
How can I search a string contain single quotes?
Is there any effective operator except 'LIKE' for comparing single quotes value in DB?

Solution

  • Use addslashes() function of PHP as below,

    $sql =mysqli_query($con,"select id,name from tbl where name LIKE '%".addslashes($keysearch)."%'");