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 '%x6%' OR LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%x6%' OR LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%x6%' OR LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%x6%' OR LOWER(comp) LIKE '%x6%' OR LOWER(contry) LIKE '%x6%' OR LOWER(productID) LIKE '%x6%' ) AND ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_0UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_1UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_2UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_3UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_4UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_5UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_6\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\''a=0%' OR LOWER(product_code) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_7UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_8UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_9UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_10UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_11UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_12UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_13\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\''a=0%' OR LOWER(mas_id) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_14UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_15UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_16UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_17UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_18UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_19UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_20\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\''a=0%' OR LOWER(nametype) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_21UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_22UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_23UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_24UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_25UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_26UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_27\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\''a=0%' OR LOWER(comp) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_28UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_29UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_30UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_31UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_32UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_33UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_34\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\''a=0%' OR LOWER(contry) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_35UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_36UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_37UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_38UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_39UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_40UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_41\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\''a=0%' OR LOWER(productID) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_42UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_43UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_44UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_45UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_46UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_47UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_48\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\''a=0%' )