You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '"))%' OR    LOWER(description) LIKE '%c0eaeaf3ecf3e' at line 1 SQL query : SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT p.productID) FROM SS_products p   where categoryID>1 and enabled=1 and  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%c0eaeaf3ecf3ebfff2eef0+fly+mlp3084134*//**//**/"))%' /* OR    LOWER(product_code ) LIKE '%c0eaeaf3ecf3ebfff2eef0+fly+mlp3084134*//**//**/"))%' OR    LOWER(description) LIKE '%c0eaeaf3ecf3ebfff2eef0+fly+mlp3084134*//**//**/"))%' OR    LOWER(brief_description) LIKE '%c0eaeaf3ecf3ebfff2eef0+fly+mlp3084134*//**//**/"))%' */)  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%order%' /* OR    LOWER(product_code ) LIKE '%order%' OR    LOWER(description) LIKE '%order%' OR    LOWER(brief_description) LIKE '%order%' */)  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%by%' /* OR    LOWER(product_code ) LIKE '%by%' OR    LOWER(description) LIKE '%by%' OR    LOWER(brief_description) LIKE '%by%' */)  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%1*/#%' /* OR    LOWER(product_code ) LIKE '%1*/#%' OR    LOWER(description) LIKE '%1*/#%' OR    LOWER(brief_description) LIKE '%1*/#%' */)