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