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 '%texet%' OR LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%texet%' OR LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%texet%' OR LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%texet%' OR LOWER(comp) LIKE '%texet%' OR LOWER(contry) LIKE '%texet%' OR LOWER(productID) LIKE '%texet%' ) AND ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%tm%' OR LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%tm%' OR LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%tm%' OR LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%tm%' OR LOWER(comp) LIKE '%tm%' OR LOWER(contry) LIKE '%tm%' OR LOWER(productID) LIKE '%tm%' ) AND ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%4677%' OR LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%4677%' OR LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%4677%' OR LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%4677%' OR LOWER(comp) LIKE '%4677%' OR LOWER(contry) LIKE '%4677%' OR LOWER(productID) LIKE '%4677%' ) AND ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%caiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_anoe%' OR LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%caiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_anoe%' OR LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%caiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_anoe%' OR LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%caiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_anoe%' OR LOWER(comp) LIKE '%caiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_anoe%' OR LOWER(contry) LIKE '%caiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_anoe%' OR LOWER(productID) LIKE '%caiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_anoe%' )