diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/database/db_driver_reference.rst b/user_guide_src/source/database/db_driver_reference.rst
index 1e436ed..1ecd389 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/database/db_driver_reference.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/database/db_driver_reference.rst
@@ -234,6 +234,13 @@
 		and ``_`` wildcard characters, so that they don't cause
 		false-positives in LIKE conditions.
 
+		.. important:: The ``escape_like_str()`` method uses '!' (exclamation mark)
+			to escape special characters for *LIKE* conditions. Because this
+			method escapes partial strings that you would wrap in quotes
+			yourself, it cannot automatically add the ``ESCAPE '!'``
+			condition for you, and so you'll have to manually do that.
+
+
 	.. php:method:: primary($table)
 
 		:param	string	$table: Table name
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/database/queries.rst b/user_guide_src/source/database/queries.rst
index 43a0a30..d4ffd16 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/database/queries.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/database/queries.rst
@@ -123,7 +123,13 @@
 
         $search = '20% raise'; 
         $sql = "SELECT id FROM table WHERE column LIKE '%" .
-            $this->db->escape_like_str($search)."%'";
+            $this->db->escape_like_str($search)."%' ESCAPE '!'";
+
+.. important:: The ``escape_like_str()`` method uses '!' (exclamation mark)
+	to escape special characters for *LIKE* conditions. Because this
+	method escapes partial strings that you would wrap in quotes
+	yourself, it cannot automatically add the ``ESCAPE '!'``
+	condition for you, and so you'll have to manually do that.
 
 
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