Not sure why bud, but I changed it to this
Code:
<installcode><![CDATA[$Query = "CREATE TABLE `".TABLE_PREFIX."shout` (
`sid` int(15) NOT NULL auto_increment,
`s_by` int(15) NOT NULL default '0',
`s_time` int(15) NOT NULL default '0',
`s_shout` text NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`sid`)
)";
And it ran fine, installed fine, and is working fine on my test board at
www.mmogcommunities.com/test/forums