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 'ERROR: SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT p.productID) FROM ?#PRODUCTS_TABLE p   where catego' at line 1 SQL query : ERROR: SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT p.productID) FROM ?#PRODUCTS_TABLE p   where categoryID>1 and enabled=1 and  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%<UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_0\\\\\\''cccc\\\\\\''UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;%' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%<UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_1\\\\\\''cccc\\\\\\''UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;%' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%<UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_2\\\\\\''cccc\\\\\\''UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;%' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%<UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_3\\\\\\''cccc\\\\\\''UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;%' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%<UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_4\\\\\\''cccc\\\\\\''UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;%' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%<UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_5\\\\\\''cccc\\\\\\''UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;%' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%<UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_6\\\\\\''cccc\\\\\\''UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;%' )