MySQL INSERT Statement

MySQL INSERT statement is used to insert data in MySQL table within the database. We can insert single or multiple records using a single query in MySQL.

Syntax:

The SQL INSERT INTO command is used to insert data in MySQL table. Following is a generic syntax:

1. INSERT INTO table_name ( field1, field2,…fieldN )
2. VALUES
3. ( value1, value2,…valueN );
4. Syntax for all fields:
   1. INSERT INTO table_name VALUES ( value1, value2,…valueN );

   MySQL INSERT Example 1: for all fields

   If you have to store all the field values, either specify all field name or don’t specify any field.

   Example:

   1. INSERT INTO emp VALUES (7, ‘Sonoo’, 40000);

   MySQL INSERT Example 2: for partial fields

   In such case, it is mandatory to specify field names.

   1. INSERT INTO emp(id,name) VALUES (7, ‘Sonoo’);

   MySQL INSERT Example 3: inserting multiple records

   Here, we are going to insert record in the “cus_tbl” table of “customers” database.

   1.  INSERT INTO cus_tbl
   2. (cus_id, cus_firstname, cus_surname)
   3. VALUES
   4. (5, ‘Ajeet’, ‘Maurya’),
   5. (6, ‘Deepika’, ‘Chopra’),
   6. (7, ‘Vimal’, ‘Jaiswal’);

   Visual Representation:

   

   See the data within the table by using the SELECT command: