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_0UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_1' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_2UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_3' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_4UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_5' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_6UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_7' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_8UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_9' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_10UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_11' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_12UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_13' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_14UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_15' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_16UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_17' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_18UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_19' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_20UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_21' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_22UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_23' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_24UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_25' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_26UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_27' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%300''"%' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%300''"%' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%300''"%' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%300''"%' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%300''"%' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%300''"%' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%300''"%' )