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 '%eiiiaeoiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_0++aey+iaooieeia%' OR    LOWER(product_code ) LIKE '%eiiiaeoiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_1++aey+iaooieeia%' OR    LOWER(brief_description) LIKE '%eiiiaeoiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_2++aey+iaooieeia%' )