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 '%iiaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_iaiaa...%' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%iiaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_iaiaa...%' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%iiaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_iaiaa...%' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%iiaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_iaiaa...%' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%iiaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_iaiaa...%' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%iiaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_iaiaa...%' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%iiaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_iaiaa...%' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%aenieae%' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%aenieae%' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%aenieae%' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%aenieae%' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%aenieae%' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%aenieae%' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%aenieae%' )  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 '%nokia%' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%nokia%' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%nokia%' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%nokia%' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%nokia%' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%nokia%' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%nokia%' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%2330n-2%' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%2330n-2%' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%2330n-2%' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%2330n-2%' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%2330n-2%' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%2330n-2%' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%2330n-2%' )