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 '%..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\windows\\system.iniUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_0' OR LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\windows\\system.iniUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_1' OR LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\windows\\system.iniUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_2' OR LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\windows\\system.iniUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_3' OR LOWER(comp) LIKE '%..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\windows\\system.iniUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_4' OR LOWER(contry) LIKE '%..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\windows\\system.iniUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_5' OR LOWER(productID) LIKE '%..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\windows\\system.iniUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_6' ) AND ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%and%' OR LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%and%' OR LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%and%' OR LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%and%' OR LOWER(comp) LIKE '%and%' OR LOWER(contry) LIKE '%and%' OR LOWER(productID) LIKE '%and%' ) AND ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%1>1%' OR LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%1>1%' OR LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%1>1%' OR LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%1>1%' OR LOWER(comp) LIKE '%1>1%' OR LOWER(contry) LIKE '%1>1%' OR LOWER(productID) LIKE '%1>1%' )