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 'm'',2)=''m%' OR LOWER(description) LIKE '%bsa08gcdrs4em''/**/and/**/dbms_pipe' at line 1 SQL query : SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT p.productID) FROM SS_products p where categoryID>1 and enabled=1 and ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%bsa08gcdrs4em''/**/and/**/dbms_pipe.receive_message(''m'',2)=''m%' /* OR LOWER(product_code ) LIKE '%bsa08gcdrs4em''/**/and/**/dbms_pipe.receive_message(''m'',2)=''m%' OR LOWER(description) LIKE '%bsa08gcdrs4em''/**/and/**/dbms_pipe.receive_message(''m'',2)=''m%' OR LOWER(brief_description) LIKE '%bsa08gcdrs4em''/**/and/**/dbms_pipe.receive_message(''m'',2)=''m%' */)