1 files changed, 4 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/db/mssql.php b/phpBB/includes/db/mssql.php
index ba8e8681ec..422a5d44a4 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/db/mssql.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/db/mssql.php
@@ -309,19 +309,12 @@ class dbal_mssql extends dbal
 	}
 
 	/**
-	* Correctly adjust LIKE expression for special characters
-	* MSSQL needs an escape character being defined
+	* Build LIKE expression
+	* @access private
 	*/
-	function sql_like_expression($expression)
+	function _sql_like_expression($expression)
 	{
-		// Standard for most DBMS
-		if (strpos($expression, '_') === false)
-		{
-			return 'LIKE \'' . $this->sql_escape($expression) . '\'';
-		}
-
-		// sql_like_expression is only allowed directly within single quotes (to ease the use of it), therefore the special writing of ESCAPE below
-		return 'LIKE \'' . $this->sql_escape(str_replace('_', "\_", $expression)) . "' ESCAPE '\\'";
+		return $expression . " ESCAPE '\\'";
 	}
 
 	/**