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MySQL - INSERT INTO statement
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In this article, we would like to show you how to use INSERT INTO
statement in MySQL.
Quick solution:
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INSERT INTO `table_name`
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(`column1`, `column2`, `column3`, ...)
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VALUES
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(`value1`, `value2`, `value3`, ...);
or:
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INSERT INTO `table_name`
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(`column1`, `column2`, `column3`, ...)
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VALUES
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(`value1`, `value2`, `value3`, ...),
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(`value1`, `value2`, `value3`, ...),
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(`value1`, `value2`, `value3`, ...),
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...;
To show how the INSERT INTO
statement works, we will use the following table:

Note:
At the end of this article you can find database preparation SQL queries.
In this example, we will insert a new user (moderator) into the users
table.
Query:
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INSERT INTO `users` (`name`, `role`) VALUES ('Matt', 'moderator');
Output:

In this example, we will insert three new users into the users
table.
Query:
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INSERT INTO `users`
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(`name`, `role`)
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VALUES
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('Matt', 'moderator'),
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('Peter', 'admin'),
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('Jack', 'user');
Output:

create_tables.sql
file:
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CREATE TABLE `users` (
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`id` INT(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
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`name` VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,
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`role` VARCHAR(15) NOT NULL,
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PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
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)
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ENGINE=InnoDB;
insert_data.sql
file:
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INSERT INTO `users`
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(`name`, `role`)
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VALUES
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('John', 'admin'),
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('Chris', 'moderator'),
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('Kate', 'user'),
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('Denis', 'moderator');