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 '%sony%' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%sony%' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%sony%' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%sony%' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%sony%' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%sony%' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%sony%' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%z1%' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%z1%' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%z1%' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%z1%' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%z1%' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%z1%' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%z1%' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%c69020iaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_eia%' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%c69020iaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_eia%' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%c69020iaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_eia%' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%c69020iaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_eia%' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%c69020iaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_eia%' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%c69020iaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_eia%' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%c69020iaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_eia%' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '% e%')  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%caUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_enoee%' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%caUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_enoee%' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%caUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_enoee%' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%caUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_enoee%' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%caUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_enoee%' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%caUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_enoee%' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%caUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_enoee%' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%wynn\\\\\\\\\\\\\\''s%' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%wynn\\\\\\\\\\\\\\''s%' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%wynn\\\\\\\\\\\\\\''s%' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%wynn\\\\\\\\\\\\\\''s%' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%wynn\\\\\\\\\\\\\\''s%' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%wynn\\\\\\\\\\\\\\''s%' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%wynn\\\\\\\\\\\\\\''s%' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%w0283%' OR    LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%w0283%' OR    LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%w0283%' OR    LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%w0283%' OR    LOWER(comp) LIKE '%w0283%' OR    LOWER(contry) LIKE '%w0283%' OR    LOWER(productID) LIKE '%w0283%' )