Problem with database backup

[plundercore]

[Please excuse this post if a topic already exists - I could not find one.]

 

Could someone please help me with the following:

 

I tried backing up my database today for the first time and received the following message:

 

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1064 - 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 'option,ordering,admin_menu_img,iscore,params from jos_components

 

select id,name,link,menuid,parent,admin_menu_link,admin_menu_alt,option,ordering,admin_

menu_img,iscore,params from jos_components

 

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Can someone please tell me what this means and how I can fix it? As my hosting provider recently experienced a harddisc crash and thus the contents of my site were wiped out, I really need to start backing up. (And I guess the option "Download only (do not store server side)*" is the best one??)

 

Many thanks,

Peter