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 '%6085+UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_0\\''%' OR LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%6085+UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_1\\''%' OR LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%6085+UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_2\\''%' OR LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%6085+UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_3\\''%' OR LOWER(comp) LIKE '%6085+UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_4\\''%' OR LOWER(contry) LIKE '%6085+UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_5\\''%' OR LOWER(productID) LIKE '%6085+UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_6\\''%' )