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 '%p780%' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%p780%' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%p780%' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%p780%' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%p780%' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%p780%' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%p780%' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%����UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_0\\''a%' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%����UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_1\\''a%' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%����UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_2\\''a%' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%����UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_3\\''a%' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%����UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_4\\''a%' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%����UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_5\\''a%' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%����UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_6\\''a%' )