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 '%ãâºãUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_€%' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%ãâºãUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_€%' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%ãâºãUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_€%' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%ãâºãUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_€%' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%ãâºãUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_€%' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%ãâºãUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_€%' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%ãâºãUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_€%' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%500%' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%500%' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%500%' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%500%' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%500%' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%500%' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%500%' )