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_5' OR    LOWER(product_code ) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_6UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_7UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_8UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_9UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_10UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_11' OR    LOWER(brief_description) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_12UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_13UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_14UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_15UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_16UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_17' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_18UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_19UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_20UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_21UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_22' OR    LOWER(product_code ) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_23UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_24UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_25UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_26UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_27' OR    LOWER(brief_description) LIKE '%UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_28UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_29UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_30UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_31UNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_32' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%nokia%' OR    LOWER(product_code ) LIKE '%nokia%' OR    LOWER(brief_description) LIKE '%nokia%' )