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 '%nainiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_0' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%nainiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_1' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%nainiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_2' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%nainiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_3' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%nainiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_4' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%nainiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_5' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%nainiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_6' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%aey%' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%aey%' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%aey%' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%aey%' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%aey%' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%aey%' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%aey%' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%samsung%' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%samsung%' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%samsung%' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%samsung%' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%samsung%' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%samsung%' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%samsung%' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%note%' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%note%' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%note%' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%note%' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%note%' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%note%' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%note%' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '% 3%')