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 '%2730+c+UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_0.UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_1\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\''%' OR LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%2730+c+UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_2.UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_3\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\''%' OR LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%2730+c+UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_4.UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_5\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\''%' OR LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%2730+c+UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_6.UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_7\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\''%' OR LOWER(comp) LIKE '%2730+c+UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_8.UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_9\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\''%' OR LOWER(contry) LIKE '%2730+c+UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_10.UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_11\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\''%' OR LOWER(productID) LIKE '%2730+c+UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_12.UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_13\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\''%' )