Using the LIKE operator in MYSQL voids the "id > ? operation" - mysql

Question

I am using the like operator to select where like %x% and using the id > ? at the same time but it doesn't work for whatever reason where I keep pulling in the same row of information.
My code is concise and works well I think but the like operator is making it so I keep pulling in the same data (I used = and it worked). Any help please, thank you.
var query = 'SELECT * FROM products WHERE 1 = 1';
var arr = [];
if(typeof(req.body.category) == 'string' && req.body.category.trim() !== '') {
// query += ' AND category LIKE ? OR title LIKE ?'; //doesnt work keep pulling in same data
// arr.push('%' + req.body.category + '%', '%' + req.body.category + '%'); //doesnt work keep pulling in same data
// query += ' AND category = ? OR title = ?'; //works
// arr.push(req.body.category, req.body.category); //works
}
if(typeof(req.body.reset_index) == 'boolean' && req.body.reset_index == true) {
req.session.last_id_main_products = 0;
}
query += ' AND id > ?';
arr.push(req.session.last_id_main_products);
if(
typeof(req.body.longitude) == 'number' &&
typeof(req.body.latitude) == 'number' &&
typeof(req.body.if_location) == 'boolean' && req.body.if_location == true
) {
var left_long = req.body.longitude - 0.3;
var right_long = req.body.longitude + 0.3;
var upper_lat = req.body.latitude + 0.3;
var lower_lat = req.body.latitude - 0.3;
query += ' AND (room_geo_longitude > ? AND room_geo_longitude < ?) AND (room_geo_latitude > ? AND room_geo_latitude < ?)';
arr.push(left_long, right_long, lower_lat, upper_lat);
}
query += ' AND hidden = false LIMIT 1';
pool.query(query, arr, (err, result) => {
if(err) {
res.json(err);
return;
}
if(result.length > 0) {
req.session.last_id_main_products = result[result.length - 1].id;
}
res.json({
room_products: result,
query: query,
arr: arr
});
});
UPDATE: When using query, use parentheses around specific types of operations or else will return bad data.