$this->db->from('posts');

$this->db->where('id', $id);
$this->db->where('(`title` LIKE \'%'.$title.'%\' OR `body` LIKE \'%'.$body.'%\' OR `author` LIKE \'%'.$author.'%\')', NULL, FALSE);

// Query:

// SELECT * FROM (`posts`) WHERE (`title` LIKE '%ach%' OR `text` LIKE '%ach%' OR `author` LIKE '%ach%') AND `id` = '12'

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