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 '%%' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%%' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%%' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%%' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%%' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%%' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%%' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%%' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%%' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%%' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%%' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%%' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%%' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%%' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%sony%' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%sony%' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%sony%' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%sony%' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%sony%' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%sony%' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%sony%' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%xperia%' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%xperia%' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%xperia%' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%xperia%' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%xperia%' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%xperia%' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%xperia%' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%zl%' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%zl%' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%zl%' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%zl%' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%zl%' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%zl%' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%zl%' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%6502UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_06503\\''a=0%' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%6502UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_06503\\''a=0%' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%6502UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_06503\\''a=0%' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%6502UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_06503\\''a=0%' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%6502UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_06503\\''a=0%' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%6502UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_06503\\''a=0%' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%6502UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_06503\\''a=0%' )