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 '%aeaioeyoiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_0+ia+aoin%' OR LOWER(product_code ) LIKE '%aeaioeyoiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_1+ia+aoin%' OR LOWER(brief_description) LIKE '%aeaioeyoiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_2+ia+aoin%' )