I don't know if anyone else has experienced problems. I've tried a number of backup modules and backup programs (e.g phpmybackup) to backup our website. I have provided a list of modules that all successfully backup correctly.

My Downloads
My Backups
XCGallery
xhld0
news
MyLinks
sitemap

However, when it comes to backing up AMS I get repeated syntax errors. (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 'aiting to upgrade your kernel to the 2.6.x series until more bu)

I'm at a loss as to what the problem could be. The problem can be replicated by using one of the documents from the tldp project.

Server info
PHP Version 4.4.0
Mysql 3.23.58
Zeus Web Server with Zeus php accelerator.