LIKE query not returning data as expected - WordPress

Question

I really don't know what's the issue. I think my code is OK but the output is wrong. I don't know anything about WordPress, please help me.

elseif ($_GET['search']) {
    $args = array(
        'post_type' => 'head_to_toe_videos',
        'post_status' => 'publish',
        'meta_query' => array(
            array(
                'key' => 'post_title',
                'value' => $_GET['search'],
                'compare' => 'LIKE',
            )
        ),
        'posts_per_page' => 12,
    );
}

Answer 1

Your query is correct but need to execute you query like this:

$the_query = new WP_Query( $args );
$result = $the_query->get_results();

echo "<pre>"; print_r($result); exit;

Answer 2

Try the below code your problem will solve.

    elseif ($_GET['search'] != '') {
    $args = array(
        'post_type' => 'head_to_toe_videos',
        'post_status' => 'publish',
        'meta_key'   => 'post_title',
        'meta_query' => array(
            array(
                'key' => 'post_title',
                'value' => $_GET['search'],
                'compare' => 'LIKE',
            )
        ),
        'posts_per_page' => 12,
    );
    
    $result = new WP_Query( $args );
}