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_iue%' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%nainiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_iue%' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%nainiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_iue%' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%nainiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_iue%' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%nainiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_iue%' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%nainiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_iue%' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%nainiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_iue%' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%yeUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_ai%' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%yeUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_ai%' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%yeUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_ai%' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%yeUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_ai%' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%yeUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_ai%' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%yeUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_ai%' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%yeUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_ai%' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%(oaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_neUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_ei)%' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%(oaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_neUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_ei)%' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%(oaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_neUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_ei)%' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%(oaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_neUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_ei)%' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%(oaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_neUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_ei)%' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%(oaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_neUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_ei)%' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%(oaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_neUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_ei)%' )  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 '%cubot%' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%cubot%' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%cubot%' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%cubot%' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%cubot%' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%cubot%' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%cubot%' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%gt72%' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%gt72%' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%gt72%' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%gt72%' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%gt72%' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%gt72%' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%gt72%' )