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+440\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\''a=0%' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%nainiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_1+440\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\''a=0%' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%nainiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_2+440\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\''a=0%' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%nainiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_3+440\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\''a=0%' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%nainiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_4+440\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\''a=0%' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%nainiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_5+440\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\''a=0%' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%nainiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_6+440\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\''a=0%' )