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 '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_0UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_1UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_2UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_3UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_4UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_5UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_6' OR    LOWER(product_code ) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_7UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_8UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_9UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_10UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_11UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_12UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_13' OR    LOWER(brief_description) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_14UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_15UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_16UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_17UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_18UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_19UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_20' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_21' OR    LOWER(product_code ) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_22' OR    LOWER(brief_description) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_23' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_24UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_25UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_26UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_27UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_28UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_29' OR    LOWER(product_code ) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_30UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_31UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_32UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_33UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_34UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_35' OR    LOWER(brief_description) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_36UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_37UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_38UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_39UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_40UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_41' )