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 '%nainiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_0' OR LOWER(product_code ) LIKE '%nainiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_1' OR LOWER(brief_description) LIKE '%nainiUNKNOWN_PLACEHOLDER_2' ) AND ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%lg%' OR LOWER(product_code ) LIKE '%lg%' OR LOWER(brief_description) LIKE '%lg%' ) AND ( LOWER(name) LIKE '%gs290%' OR LOWER(product_code ) LIKE '%gs290%' OR LOWER(brief_description) LIKE '%gs290%' )