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 '%aeeoioeyoiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_0' OR    LOWER(product_code ) LIKE '%aeeoioeyoiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_1' OR    LOWER(brief_description) LIKE '%aeeoioeyoiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_2' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%nokia%' OR    LOWER(product_code ) LIKE '%nokia%' OR    LOWER(brief_description) LIKE '%nokia%' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%x%' OR    LOWER(product_code ) LIKE '%x%' OR    LOWER(brief_description) LIKE '%x%' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%dual%' OR    LOWER(product_code ) LIKE '%dual%' OR    LOWER(brief_description) LIKE '%dual%' )  AND  ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%sim%' OR    LOWER(product_code ) LIKE '%sim%' OR    LOWER(brief_description) LIKE '%sim%' )