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 '%oaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_0+desire+c%' OR LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%oaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_1+desire+c%' OR LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%oaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_2+desire+c%' OR LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%oaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_3+desire+c%' OR LOWER(comp) LIKE '%oaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_4+desire+c%' OR LOWER(contry) LIKE '%oaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_5+desire+c%' OR LOWER(productID) LIKE '%oaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_6+desire+c%' )