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 '%aaoaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_ay%' OR    LOWER(product_code ) LIKE '%aaoaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_ay%' OR    LOWER(brief_description) LIKE '%aaoaUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_ay%' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%nokia%' OR    LOWER(product_code ) LIKE '%nokia%' OR    LOWER(brief_description) LIKE '%nokia%' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%lumia%' OR    LOWER(product_code ) LIKE '%lumia%' OR    LOWER(brief_description) LIKE '%lumia%' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%920%' OR    LOWER(product_code ) LIKE '%920%' OR    LOWER(brief_description) LIKE '%920%' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%or%' OR    LOWER(product_code ) LIKE '%or%' OR    LOWER(brief_description) LIKE '%or%' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%1=''0=a%' OR    LOWER(product_code ) LIKE '%1=''0=a%' OR    LOWER(brief_description) LIKE '%1=''0=a%' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%and%' OR    LOWER(product_code ) LIKE '%and%' OR    LOWER(brief_description) LIKE '%and%' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%1=1%' OR    LOWER(product_code ) LIKE '%1=1%' OR    LOWER(brief_description) LIKE '%1=1%' )