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_1UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_2+nokia+5230%' OR LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%\\''UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_3UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_4UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_5+nokia+5230%' OR LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%\\''UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_6UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_7UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_8+nokia+5230%' OR LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%\\''UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_9UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_10UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_11+nokia+5230%' OR LOWER(comp) LIKE '%\\''UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_12UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_13UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_14+nokia+5230%' OR LOWER(contry) LIKE '%\\''UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_15UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_16UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_17+nokia+5230%' OR LOWER(productID) LIKE '%\\''UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_18UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_19UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_20+nokia+5230%' )