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 '%lenovo%' OR LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%lenovo%' OR LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%lenovo%' OR LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%lenovo%' OR LOWER(comp) LIKE '%lenovo%' OR LOWER(contry) LIKE '%lenovo%' OR LOWER(productID) LIKE '%lenovo%' ) AND ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%k900%' OR LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%k900%' OR LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%k900%' OR LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%k900%' OR LOWER(comp) LIKE '%k900%' OR LOWER(contry) LIKE '%k900%' OR LOWER(productID) LIKE '%k900%' ) AND ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%iaoaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_eineay%' OR LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%iaoaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_eineay%' OR LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%iaoaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_eineay%' OR LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%iaoaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_eineay%' OR LOWER(comp) LIKE '%iaoaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_eineay%' OR LOWER(contry) LIKE '%iaoaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_eineay%' OR LOWER(productID) LIKE '%iaoaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_eineay%' ) AND ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%ieaoa%' OR LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%ieaoa%' OR LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%ieaoa%' OR LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%ieaoa%' OR LOWER(comp) LIKE '%ieaoa%' OR LOWER(contry) LIKE '%ieaoa%' OR LOWER(productID) LIKE '%ieaoa%' )