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_1-00026939%' OR LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_2UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_3-00026939%' OR LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_4UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_5-00026939%' OR LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_6UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_7-00026939%' OR LOWER(comp) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_8UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_9-00026939%' OR LOWER(contry) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_10UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_11-00026939%' OR LOWER(productID) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_12UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_13-00026939%' )