I'm thinking maybe it was just timing out on my end but ..
INSERT INTO `phpvms_settings` VALUES(9, 'Default User Group', 'DEFAULT_GROUP', 'Active Pilots', 'This is the default group if they are not explicitly denied', 't');
with the above code example, the 't' at the end I had to change to an integer to insert it manually, and possibly the initial number (9 above) could maybe be a conflict? There is an entry in the database with a value of 1 and then at the end of the install where the above code is, it tries to insert into the table with an initial value of 1 as well..
I just changed the 't' to 1, and then the initial numbers to 2-10 instead of 1-9